Malawi vs WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female
Malawi
80.1%
in 2020
WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
94.1%
in 2024
Malawi rank
86th
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank
85th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female over time
- Malawi
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 94.1% against 80.1% in Malawi, a difference of 14.0%.
That makes WB: Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
Across all 7 years both countries report, WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 86th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 85th of 105 countries.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.1% | 74.6% | 25.5% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 1990s | 70.7% | 82.7% | 12.0% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 86.5% | 14.2% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 91.5% | 9.1% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 93.2% | 13.1% | WB: Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female, Malawi or WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025), at 94.1% against 80.1% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female between Malawi and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 14.0%, with WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- Malawi ranks 86th and WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 85th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release