Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.6% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 12.0%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Across the 3 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.4% | 7.7% | 2.7% | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 18.6% against 6.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?
- 12.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th 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.