Bangladesh vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Bangladesh
23.9%
in 2024
Malawi
25.3%
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
37th
Malawi rank
35th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Bangladesh
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 25.3% against 23.9% in Bangladesh, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 37th and Malawi ranks 35th of 183 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 25.1% | 6.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 19.7% | 2.4% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 29.0% | 6.4% | 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, Bangladesh or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 25.3% against 23.9% in Bangladesh as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 1.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Malawi?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Bangladesh ranks 37th and Malawi ranks 35th of 183 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 (%). 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