Malawi vs Upper middle income: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Malawi
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 16.5% against 7.9% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 137 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.1% | 0.6% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 13.0% | 6.7% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 8.5% | 6.9% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, Malawi or Upper middle income?
- Malawi, at 16.5% against 7.9% in Upper middle income as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Malawi and Upper middle income?
- 8.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Upper middle income?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and Upper middle income rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Malawi ranks 31st and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 137 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/