How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Upper middle income?

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, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary

Malawi

234,018 number

in 2019

Upper middle income

9.16 million number

in 2019

Malawi rank

22nd

Upper middle income rank

20th

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

Malawi
Upper middle income

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 9.16 million number against 234,018 number in Malawi, a difference of 8.93 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 39.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 148 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Upper middle income	Difference	Ahead
2000s	163,144 number	10.98 million number	10.81 million number	Upper middle income
2010s	214,911 number	8.91 million number	8.70 million number	Upper middle income

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, Malawi or Upper middle income?: Upper middle income, at 9.16 million number against 234,018 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary between Malawi and Upper middle income?: 8.93 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Upper middle income?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?: Malawi ranks 22nd and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 148 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 4,440 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/