Malawi vs SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Malawi
68.7%
in 2024
SDG: Central and Southern Asia
39.1%
in 2025
Malawi rank
14th
SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank
12th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Malawi
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 68.7% against 39.1% in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, a difference of 29.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.8 times SDG: Central and Southern Asia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 14th and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 12th of 184 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | SDG: Central and Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.2% | 49.9% | 25.3% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 41.8% | 24.2% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 70.3% | 39.5% | 30.8% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Malawi or SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Malawi, at 68.7% against 39.1% in SDG: Central and Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Malawi and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 29.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 14th and SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 12th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). 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