Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Malawi
Malawi: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 166,620 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Malawi, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 166,620 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2019.
The figure is up 40.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Malawi peaked at 216,720 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 118,799 number, in 2018.
Malawi ranks 20th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 123,325 number | — |
| 2004 | 161,274 number | +30.8% |
| 2005 | 216,720 number | +34.4% |
| 2006 | 196,742 number | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 156,922 number | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 133,443 number | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 149,127 number | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 144,283 number | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 154,968 number | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 161,236 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 178,487 number | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 118,799 number | -33.4% |
| 2019 | 166,620 number | +40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 162,508 number | 123,325 number | 216,720 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 154,066 number | 118,799 number | 178,487 number | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age, female in Malawi?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in Malawi was 166,620 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 216,720 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,799 number in 2018.
- How does Malawi rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.