Malawi vs Southern Africa: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex
Malawi
39.4%
in 2024
Southern Africa
34.8%
in 2025
Malawi rank
2nd
Southern Africa rank
1st
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex over time
- Malawi
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 39.4% against 34.8% in Southern Africa, a difference of 4.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Southern Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Southern Africa ahead.
Malawi ranks 2nd and Southern Africa ranks 1st of 129 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 34.7% | 17.4% | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 32.1% | 11.7% | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 33.8% | 4.3% | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex, Malawi or Southern Africa?
- Malawi, at 39.4% against 34.8% in Southern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex between Malawi and Southern Africa?
- 4.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Southern Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Southern Africa rank globally for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Malawi ranks 2nd and Southern Africa ranks 1st of 129 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.