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, male (%). 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, male

Latin America & Caribbean

6.8%

in 2019

Malawi

19.0%

in 2019

Latin America & Caribbean rank

32nd

Malawi rank

30th

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

Latin America & Caribbean
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 19.0% against 6.8% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 12.2%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 30th 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	7.7%	18.8%	11.1%	Malawi
2010s	6.6%	19.3%	12.7%	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, Latin America & Caribbean or Malawi?: Malawi, at 19.0% against 6.8% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?: 12.2%, 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, male?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 30th 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 2,994 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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