Malawi vs Solomon Islands: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malawi
26.5%
in 2025
Solomon Islands
22.8%
in 2025
Malawi rank
43rd
Solomon Islands rank
46th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malawi
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 26.5% against 22.8% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 3.7%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Solomon Islands's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 43rd and Solomon Islands ranks 46th of 206 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 7.4% | 23.2% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 5.5% | 16.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 17.2% | 11.0% | 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, Malawi or Solomon Islands?
- Malawi, at 26.5% against 22.8% in Solomon Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 3.7%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Solomon Islands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Solomon Islands rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malawi ranks 43rd and Solomon Islands ranks 46th 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