Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi
Malawi: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index was 0.99 index in 2020. ▲ Rising
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, 1987–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi is 0.99 index, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi peaked at 0.99 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7 index, in 1987.
Malawi ranks 64th of 96 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.7 index | — |
| 1998 | 0.86 index | +22.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9763 index | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.99 index | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.99 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7 index | 0.7 index | 0.7 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.86 index | 0.86 index | 0.86 index | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9831 index | 0.9763 index | 0.99 index | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 0.99 index | 1 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi?
- Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index in Malawi was 0.99 index in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 index in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 index in 1987.
- How does Malawi rank for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malawi ranks 64th out of 96 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.