How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean 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.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Latin America & Caribbean

6.6%

in 2019

Malawi

18.1%

in 2019

Latin America & Caribbean rank

32nd

Malawi rank

29th

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

Latin America & Caribbean
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 18.1% against 6.6% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 11.5%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

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

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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	Latin America & Caribbean	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.7%	25.1%	18.4%	Malawi
2010s	6.1%	18.6%	12.5%	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, Latin America & Caribbean or Malawi?: Malawi, at 18.1% against 6.6% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?: 11.5%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd 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.