Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
6.6%
in 2019
Malawi
18.6%
in 2019
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
34th
Malawi rank
32nd

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malawi
102030198620022019

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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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

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.