Title: Literacy Rate, Adult Total for Malawi Series ID: SEADTLITRZSMWI Source: World Bank Release: World Development Indicators (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: Percent of People Ages 15 and Above Date Range: 1987-01-01 to 2022-01-01 Last Updated: 2023-10-31 2:12 PM CDT Notes: Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, 'literacy' also encompasses 'numeracy', the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100. World Bank Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS DATE VALUE 1987-01-01 48.5366516113281 1988-01-01 . 1989-01-01 . 1990-01-01 . 1991-01-01 . 1992-01-01 . 1993-01-01 . 1994-01-01 . 1995-01-01 . 1996-01-01 . 1997-01-01 . 1998-01-01 64.1342468261719 1999-01-01 . 2000-01-01 . 2001-01-01 . 2002-01-01 . 2003-01-01 . 2004-01-01 . 2005-01-01 . 2006-01-01 . 2007-01-01 . 2008-01-01 . 2009-01-01 . 2010-01-01 61.3097190856934 2011-01-01 . 2012-01-01 . 2013-01-01 . 2014-01-01 65.1453704833984 2015-01-01 62.1435394287109 2016-01-01 . 2017-01-01 . 2018-01-01 . 2019-01-01 . 2020-01-01 . 2021-01-01 . 2022-01-01 68.0800018310547