Malawi - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 49.13 |
| 1998 | 70.70 |
| 2010 | 69.98 |
| 2014 | 73.33 |
| 2015 | 73.39 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 70.44 |
| 1998 | 82.09 |
| 2010 | 74.27 |
| 2014 | 78.78 |
| 2015 | 72.49 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 59.02 |
| 1998 | 76.01 |
| 2010 | 72.14 |
| 2014 | 76.08 |
| 2015 | 72.94 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 33.52 |
| 1998 | 54.00 |
| 2010 | 51.25 |
| 2014 | 55.13 |
| 2015 | 55.20 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 65.28 |
| 1998 | 74.93 |
| 2010 | 72.10 |
| 2014 | 75.98 |
| 2015 | 69.75 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1987 | 48.54 |
| 1998 | 64.13 |
| 2010 | 61.31 |
| 2014 | 65.15 |
| 2015 | 62.14 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
