East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
14.8%
in 2019
Malawi
34.2%
in 2019
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th
Malawi rank
24th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 34.2% against 14.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 19.4%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.3 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 24th of 43 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 31.3% 28.9% 2.4% East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 23.7% 38.7% 15.0% Malawi
2010s 16.0% 32.7% 16.7% Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malawi?
Malawi, at 34.2% against 14.8% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?
19.4%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Malawi ranks 24th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper 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/