How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs South Asia: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes

Malawi

341,691 number

in 2019

South Asia

16.57 million number

in 2019

Malawi rank

19th

South Asia rank

17th

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes over time

Malawi
South Asia

How they compare

South Asia currently reports 16.57 million number against 341,691 number in Malawi, a difference of 16.23 million number.

That makes South Asia's figure about 48.5 times Malawi's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, South Asia has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 19th and South Asia ranks 17th of 150 countries.

South Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	80,352 number	38.37 million number	38.29 million number	South Asia
2000s	283,277 number	31.34 million number	31.06 million number	South Asia
2010s	315,116 number	18.50 million number	18.19 million number	South Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes, Malawi or South Asia?: South Asia, at 16.57 million number against 341,691 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes between Malawi and South Asia?: 16.23 million number, with South Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malawi and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?: Malawi ranks 19th and South Asia ranks 17th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,686 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.