Proportion of population in a given age group achieving at least a fixed level of proficiency in functional literacy skills, by sex (15 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
60%
People without disabilities
74%
Male
Males with disabilities
72%
Males without disabilities
82%
Female
Females with disabilities
48%
Females without disabilities
66%
Disaggregate within disabled segment
People who have difficulty seeing
Males with disabilities
75%
Females with disabilities
48%
People who have difficulty hearing
Males with disabilities
70%
Females with disabilities
45%
People who have difficulty communicating
Males with disabilities
60%
Females with disabilities
41%
People with other types of disability (lower/upper extremities)
Males with disabilities
72%
Females with disabilities
45%