Latin America & Caribbean vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Latin America & Caribbean
6.7%
in 2019
Malawi
18.6%
in 2019
Latin America & Caribbean rank
32nd
Malawi rank
32nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 11.9%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 7.7% | 2.6% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 7.2% | 21.9% | 14.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 18.9% | 12.6% | 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, Latin America & Caribbean or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 18.6% against 6.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?
- 11.9%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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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About this data
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.