How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?

11 years are reported by both, from 2002 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, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & Caribbean vs Malawi: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Latin America & Caribbean

1.87 million number

in 2019

Malawi

166,620 number

in 2019

Latin America & Caribbean rank

29th

Malawi rank

28th

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

Latin America & Caribbean
Malawi

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 1.87 million number against 166,620 number in Malawi, a difference of 1.71 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 11.3 times Malawi's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & Caribbean	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.03 million number	171,404 number	1.86 million number	Latin America & Caribbean
2010s	1.92 million number	160,181 number	1.76 million number	Latin America & Caribbean

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, Latin America & Caribbean or Malawi?: Latin America & Caribbean, at 1.87 million number against 166,620 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?: 1.71 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Latin America & Caribbean ranks 29th and Malawi ranks 28th of 45 groups.
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, female (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, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,451 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/