Malawi vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malawi
25.3%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
5.9%
in 2025
Malawi rank
35th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malawi
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 25.3% against 5.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 19.4%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 4.3 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 35th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd of 183 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 9.3% | 11.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 6.5% | 13.9% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 6.1% | 20.7% | 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Malawi, at 25.3% against 5.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malawi and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 19.4%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malawi ranks 35th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 32nd 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