Malawi vs SDG: Europe and Northern America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malawi
23.0%
in 2024
SDG: Europe and Northern America
1.8%
in 2025
Malawi rank
37th
SDG: Europe and Northern America rank
36th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malawi
- SDG: Europe and Northern America
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 23.0% against 1.8% in SDG: Europe and Northern America, a difference of 21.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 12.8 times SDG: Europe and Northern America's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 37th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 36th of 162 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | SDG: Europe and Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.8% | 2.6% | 22.1% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 1.8% | 19.3% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 1.5% | 23.0% | 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 SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Malawi, at 23.0% against 1.8% in SDG: Europe and Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malawi and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 21.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and SDG: Europe and Northern America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malawi ranks 37th and SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 36th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release