Democratic Republic of Congo vs Malawi: Literate and illiterate world population

Democratic Republic of Congo

31.5%

in 2023

Malawi

29.9%

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

21st

Malawi rank

24th

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 31.5% against 29.9% in Malawi, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 21st and Malawi ranks 24th of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.