Malawi vs Uganda: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malawi
26.5%
in 2025
Uganda
30.7%
in 2025
Malawi rank
43rd
Uganda rank
40th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malawi
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 30.7% against 26.5% in Malawi, a difference of 4.2%.
That makes Uganda'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.
Malawi ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 22.9% | 7.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 25.0% | 2.8% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 32.5% | 4.3% | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at 30.7% 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 Malawi and Uganda?
- 4.2%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malawi ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 40th 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