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
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
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.