How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

East Asia & Pacific

9.2%

in 2019

Malawi

18.6%

in 2019

East Asia & Pacific rank

29th

Malawi rank

32nd

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

East Asia & Pacific
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 18.6% against 9.2% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 9.4%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.0 times East Asia & Pacific's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	22.4%	7.7%	14.7%	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	13.0%	21.9%	8.9%	Malawi
2010s	9.1%	18.9%	9.8%	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, East Asia & Pacific or Malawi?: Malawi, at 18.6% against 9.2% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?: 9.4%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.