How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?

11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Malawi: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Eritrea

337,011 number

in 2018

Malawi

400,638 number

in 2019

Eritrea rank

27th

Malawi rank

24th

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary over time

Eritrea
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 400,638 number against 337,011 number in Eritrea, a difference of 63,627 number.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 24th of 149 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	266,179 number	117,098 number	149,081 number	Eritrea
2000s	155,251 number	334,548 number	179,296 number	Malawi
2010s	280,588 number	347,268 number	66,681 number	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary, Eritrea or Malawi?: Malawi, at 400,638 number against 337,011 number in Eritrea as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Eritrea and Malawi?: 63,627 number, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malawi?: 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Eritrea and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Eritrea ranks 27th and Malawi ranks 24th of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/