Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malawi
Malawi: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 463,238 number in 2015. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malawi, 1987–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 463,238 number for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malawi peaked at 463,238 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 295,640 number, in 1998.
That places Malawi 16th out of 86 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 383,528 number | — |
| 1998 | 295,640 number | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 456,060 number | +54.3% |
| 2014 | 451,256 number | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 463,238 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 383,528 number | 383,528 number | 383,528 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 295,640 number | 295,640 number | 295,640 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 456,851 number | 451,256 number | 463,238 number | 3 |
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More education data for Malawi
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malawi?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malawi was 463,238 number in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 463,238 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 295,640 number in 1998.
- How does Malawi rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Malawi ranks 16th out of 86 countries with data for 2015.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.