Malawi vs SDG: Central Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malawi
25.3%
in 2024
SDG: Central Asia
2.5%
in 2025
Malawi rank
35th
SDG: Central Asia rank
34th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malawi
- SDG: Central Asia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 25.3% against 2.5% in SDG: Central Asia, a difference of 22.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 10.1 times SDG: Central Asia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 35th and SDG: Central Asia ranks 34th of 183 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | SDG: Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 7.8% | 12.6% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 5.4% | 15.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 2.6% | 24.2% | 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 SDG: Central Asia?
- Malawi, at 25.3% against 2.5% in SDG: Central Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malawi and SDG: Central Asia?
- 22.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Central Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and SDG: Central Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malawi ranks 35th and SDG: Central Asia ranks 34th 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