How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?

13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

East Asia & Pacific

8.4%

in 2019

Malawi

18.1%

in 2019

East Asia & Pacific rank

30th

Malawi rank

29th

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

East Asia & Pacific
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 18.1% against 8.4% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 9.7%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.2 times East Asia & Pacific's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 45 groups.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13.1%	25.1%	12.0%	Malawi
2010s	8.6%	18.6%	9.9%	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, East Asia & Pacific or Malawi?: Malawi, at 18.1% against 8.4% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?: 9.7%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Malawi?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 29th of 45 groups.
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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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 3,006 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of females of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official lower secondary school age.