Guyana vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Guyana
30.5%
in 2025
Malawi
26.5%
in 2025
Guyana rank
41st
Malawi rank
43rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Guyana
- Malawi
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 30.5% against 26.5% in Malawi, a difference of 4.0%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.
Guyana ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 30.6% | 8.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 22.2% | 10.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 28.2% | 4.4% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Guyana or Malawi?
- Guyana, at 30.5% against 26.5% in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Guyana and Malawi?
- 4.0%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Malawi?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Guyana and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Guyana ranks 41st and Malawi ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release