Malawi vs SDG: Eastern Asia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male
Malawi
27.7%
in 2024
SDG: Eastern Asia
7.2%
in 2025
Malawi rank
32nd
SDG: Eastern Asia rank
30th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male over time
- Malawi
- SDG: Eastern Asia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 27.7% against 7.2% in SDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 20.5%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 3.8 times SDG: Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was SDG: Eastern Asia ahead.
Malawi ranks 32nd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th of 162 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | SDG: Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 7.7% | 8.0% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 5.7% | 14.1% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 6.9% | 22.2% | 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, male, Malawi or SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Malawi, at 27.7% against 7.2% in SDG: Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Malawi and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 20.5%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Eastern Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and SDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Malawi ranks 32nd and SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th 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, male (%). 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