Malawi vs SDG: Northern America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malawi
25.3%
in 2024
SDG: Northern America
3.1%
in 2025
Malawi rank
35th
SDG: Northern America rank
33rd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malawi
- SDG: Northern America
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 25.3% against 3.1% in SDG: Northern America, a difference of 22.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 8.2 times SDG: Northern America's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 35th and SDG: Northern America ranks 33rd of 183 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | SDG: Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 1.6% | 18.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 1.5% | 19.0% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 1.8% | 25.0% | 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 SDG: Northern America?
- Malawi, at 25.3% against 3.1% in SDG: Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malawi and SDG: Northern America?
- 22.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Northern America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and SDG: Northern America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malawi ranks 35th and SDG: Northern America ranks 33rd 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