Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional literacy skills, by sex (25 years and above)
Population and Housing Census
Malawi
Survey Methodology: Question type 4
Used the Washington Group Questions as recommended
Disability status
People with disabilities
55%
People without disabilities
67%
Male
Males with disabilities
71%
Males without disabilities
79%
Female
Females with disabilities
42%
Females without disabilities
56%
Disaggregate within disabled segment
People who have difficulty seeing
Males with disabilities
73%
Females with disabilities
43%
People who have difficulty hearing
Males with disabilities
65%
Females with disabilities
35%
People who have difficulty communicating
Males with disabilities
58%
Females with disabilities
34%
People with other types of disability (lower/upper extremities)
Males with disabilities
71%
Females with disabilities
40%