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Adult female literacy rate in Malawi

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The current adult female literacy rate in Malawi is 65.1%, which has increased by 9.9% (17.9%) since 2015.
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Source:
World Bank
Data availability:
Regions:
215
Date range: 1970 to 2023
Points:
13,760
Measure:
%
Similar regions to Malawi Adult female literacy rate
Zimbabwe
91.2%
+2.9%
(2022)
Zambia
84.3%
+6.6%
(2020)
Burkina Faso
29.1%
+4.4%
(2022)
Somalia
28%
+24.3%
(2022)
Mali
22.1%
-3.7%
(2020)
Chad
18.9%
+4.9%
(2022)
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Female doctoral attainment
0.1%
-0%
(2020)
Female tertiary school enrollment
2.2%
+0.3%
(2022)
Secondary teachers
65.4%
+0.2%
(2023)
Primary education duration
6 years
0 years
(2023)
Secondary education duration
6 years
0 years
(2023)
Female primary last grade persistence
54.6%
-4.8%
(2013)
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Malawi Adult female literacy rate between 1987 and 2022
Period Adult female literacy rate Change
2022 65.1% +9.9%
2015 55.2% +0.1%
2014 55.1% +3.9%
2010 51.3% -2.7%
1998 54% +20.5%
1987 33.5%
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