Malawi vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Malawi
36.1%
in 2019
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
24.9%
in 2019
Malawi rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
18th

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

  • Malawi
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
0204060197019942019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 36.1% against 24.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 11.2%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Malawi ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 138 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 35.4% 37.3% 1.9% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 42.3% 31.3% 11.0% Malawi
2010s 33.8% 27.1% 6.6% 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, Malawi or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Malawi, at 36.1% against 24.9% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
11.2%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Malawi ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 18th of 138 countries.
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, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 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/