Lesotho vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Lesotho
21.5%
in 2016
Malawi
19.0%
in 2019
Lesotho rank
27th
Malawi rank
30th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
1020304050197319962019

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 21.5% against 19.0% in Malawi, a difference of 2.5%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 30th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 17.5% 18.8% 1.3% Malawi
2010s 17.8% 18.8% 1.0% 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, Lesotho or Malawi?
Lesotho, at 21.5% against 19.0% in Malawi as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Lesotho and Malawi?
2.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Lesotho ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 30th 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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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

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.