Malawi vs SDG: Southern Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Malawi
70.4%
in 2024
SDG: Southern Asia
40.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
12th
SDG: Southern Asia rank
10th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Malawi
- SDG: Southern Asia
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 70.4% against 40.6% in SDG: Southern Asia, a difference of 29.8%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times SDG: Southern Asia's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 12th and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 10th of 179 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | SDG: Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.3% | 53.6% | 26.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 43.5% | 26.7% | Malawi |
| 2020s | 72.2% | 40.7% | 31.5% | 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, female, Malawi or SDG: Southern Asia?
- Malawi, at 70.4% against 40.6% in SDG: Southern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Malawi and SDG: Southern Asia?
- 29.8%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and SDG: Southern Asia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and SDG: Southern Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Malawi ranks 12th and SDG: Southern Asia ranks 10th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). 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