Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malawi
Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 19.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malawi, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malawi is 19.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malawi peaked at 28.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2002.
That places Malawi 30th out of 134 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7.3% | — |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +122.1% |
| 2005 | 28.4% | +76.3% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | -10.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 19.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.0%, 45% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 19.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.1%, 73% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, 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 | +122.1% | 7.3% | 16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.8% | 7.3% | 28.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.5% | 21.3% | 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malawi?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in Malawi was 19.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- Malawi ranks 30th out of 134 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.