Malawi vs East Timor: Literacy rates among adults

Malawi

70.2%

in 2020

East Timor

69.4%

in 2022

Malawi rank

72nd

East Timor rank

73rd

Literacy rates among adults over time

Malawi currently reports 70.2% against 69.4% in East Timor, a difference of 0.8%.

Malawi ranks 72nd and East Timor ranks 73rd of 89 countries.

Indicator: Literacy rates among adults
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 89 places, 916 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population aged 15 years and older who can read and write.