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

Malawi
18.6%
in 2019
Puerto Rico
19.6%
in 2018
Malawi rank
32nd
Puerto Rico rank
31st

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

  • Malawi
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 19.6% against 18.6% in Malawi, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st of 150 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Malawi or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 19.6% against 18.6% in Malawi as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malawi and Puerto Rico?
1.0%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Puerto Rico?
5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do Malawi and Puerto Rico rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
Malawi ranks 32nd and Puerto Rico ranks 31st 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.