World Development Indicators
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above): Malawi
- Most recent
- 70.15 (2020)
- Earliest
- 48.54 (1987)
- Highest
- 76.72 (2018)
- Years reported
- 5 of 34 in the span
- Member state
- Malawi at the United Nations
The World Bank reports 5 of the 34 years between 1987 and 2020 for Malawi. The missing 29 are drawn as gaps, because a gap is what they are.
Every year reported
| Year | Adult literacy rate |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 70.15 |
| 2018 | 76.72 |
| 2017 | 72.8267 |
| 1998 | 64.13 |
| 1987 | 48.54 |
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