Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi
Malawi: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 621,184 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi is 621,184, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi peaked at 834,686 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 282,203, in 1999.
That places Malawi 26th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 282,203 | — |
| 2002 | 345,122 | +22.3% |
| 2004 | 407,121 | +18.0% |
| 2005 | 451,221 | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 436,627 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 402,231 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 378,987 | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 385,231 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 410,758 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 404,173 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 425,751 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 418,719 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 403,799 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 427,151 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 834,686 | +95.4% |
| 2017 | 433,168 | -48.1% |
| 2018 | 455,547 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 551,896 | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 486,878 | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 667,305 | +37.1% |
| 2022 | 649,761 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 634,981 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 621,184 | -2.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 621,184 is below the median for low income countries, which is 894,172, 69% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 621,184 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 361,629, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +95.4% | 427,151 | 834,686 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 282,203 | 282,203 | 282,203 | 1 |
| 2000s | 400,934 | 345,122 | 451,221 | 7 |
| 2010s | 476,565 | 403,799 | 834,686 | 10 |
| 2020s | 612,022 | 486,878 | 667,305 | 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 out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi?
- Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi was 621,184 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 834,686 in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 282,203 in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
- Malawi ranks 26th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release