Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malawi
Malawi: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 49.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malawi, 1987–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malawi is 49.6%, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malawi peaked at 63.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 41st of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 63.0% | — |
| 1998 | 62.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 49.6% | -11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 62.3% | 62.3% | 62.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 49.6% | 56.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 38 Indonesia 50.5% compare
- 39 Viet Nam 50.3% compare
- 40 Uzbekistan 50.1% compare
- 42 Saudi Arabia 49.6% compare
- 43 Chile 49.1% compare
- 44 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 48.7% compare
More education data for Malawi
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.83 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 87,834 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 594,322 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 566,616 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.16 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 94,991 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.86 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malawi?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malawi was 49.6% 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 63.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Malawi ranks 41st 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 down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.