Malawi vs Pacific island small states: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malawi
18.6%
in 2019
Pacific island small states
8.4%
in 2015
Malawi rank
32nd
Pacific island small states rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malawi
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.6% against 8.4% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.2 times Pacific island small states's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Pacific island small states ahead.
Malawi ranks 32nd and Pacific island small states ranks 30th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Pacific island small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.7% | 13.8% | 6.0% | Pacific island small states |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 9.0% | 12.9% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 7.8% | 11.0% | 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, Malawi or Pacific island small states?
- Malawi, at 18.6% against 8.4% in Pacific island small states as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malawi and Pacific island small states?
- 10.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Pacific island small states?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Malawi and Pacific island small states rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malawi ranks 32nd and Pacific island small states ranks 30th 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.