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

8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

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.

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

Jordan

518,520 number

in 2019

Malawi

400,638 number

in 2019

Jordan rank

22nd

Malawi rank

24th

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

Jordan
Malawi

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 518,520 number against 400,638 number in Malawi, a difference of 117,882 number.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 22nd and Malawi ranks 24th of 149 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	146,511 number	117,098 number	29,413 number	Jordan
2000s	129,781 number	324,427 number	194,646 number	Malawi
2010s	522,802 number	362,170 number	160,632 number	Jordan

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, Jordan or Malawi?: Jordan, at 518,520 number against 400,638 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Jordan and Malawi?: 117,882 number, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Malawi?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Jordan and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Jordan ranks 22nd 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/