Adolescents out of school, male in Malawi
Malawi: Adolescents out of school, male was 27.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, male in Malawi, 2002–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, male in Malawi is 27.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, male in Malawi peaked at 33.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2002.
Malawi ranks 32nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of male lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3.5% | — |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +270.9% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +98.7% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -32.0% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -24.5% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +31.6% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 20.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +36.7% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 19.3% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +71.0% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 27.7% | -15.9% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 27.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.4%, 69% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 27.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 87% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, male in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +270.9% | 3.5% | 12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7% | 3.5% | 25.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 17.5% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.1% | 19.3% | 33.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More education data for Malawi
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14,528 (2019)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.25 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.16 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.2193 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, male in Malawi?
- Adolescents out of school, male in Malawi was 27.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for adolescents out of school, male?
- Malawi ranks 32nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, male (% of male lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.