Malawi vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malawi
18.1%
in 2019
Upper middle income
7.9%
in 2019
Malawi rank
29th
Upper middle income rank
31st
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malawi
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 18.1% against 7.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 10.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.3 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 134 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.1% | 10.0% | 15.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 7.7% | 10.8% | 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 Upper middle income?
- Malawi, at 18.1% against 7.9% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malawi and Upper middle income?
- 10.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Upper middle income?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malawi ranks 29th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 134 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
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.