Lesotho vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Lesotho
17.4%
in 2016
Malawi
18.6%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
34th
Malawi rank
32nd

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

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
10203040197119952019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 18.6% against 17.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 1.2%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 150 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 25.9% 7.7% 18.2% Lesotho
2000s 13.1% 21.9% 8.9% Malawi
2010s 13.3% 19.4% 6.1% 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, Lesotho or Malawi?
Malawi, at 18.6% against 17.4% in Lesotho as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Lesotho and Malawi?
1.2%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Lesotho ranks 34th and Malawi ranks 32nd of 150 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

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.