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%