Malawi Literacy Rate 1987-2024

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.
  • Malawi literacy rate for 2022 was 68.08%, a 5.94% increase from 2015.
  • Malawi literacy rate for 2015 was 62.14%, a 3% decline from 2014.
  • Malawi literacy rate for 2014 was 65.15%, a 3.84% increase from 2010.
  • Malawi literacy rate for 2010 was 61.31%, a 2.82% decline from 1998.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Zimbabwe 89.85%
Tanzania 82.02%
Uganda 80.59%
Democratic Republic of Congo 80.54%
Rwanda 78.76%
Madagascar 77.48%
Burundi 75.54%
Malawi 68.08%
Comoros 61.71%
Gambia 58.67%
Senegal 57.67%
Guinea-Bissau 53.90%
Sierra Leone 48.64%
Benin 47.10%
Somalia 41.03%
Niger 38.10%
Burkina Faso 34.49%
Chad 27.28%
Malawi Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2022 68.08% 5.94%
2015 62.14% -3.00%
2014 65.15% 3.84%
2010 61.31% -2.82%
1998 64.13% 15.60%
1987 48.54% 15.60%