Malawi vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male

Malawi
19.0%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8.7%
in 2019
Malawi rank
30th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
30th

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

  • Malawi
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 19.0% against 8.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 10.3%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Malawi ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th of 134 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
2000s 18.8% 13.0% 5.8% Malawi
2010s 19.3% 10.8% 8.5% 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, male, Malawi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Malawi, at 19.0% against 8.7% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male between Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
10.3%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
Malawi ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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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.