Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 16.6% against 8.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 2.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 31st of 43 groups.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 13.8% | 1.2% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 18.8% | 8.4% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 15.7% | 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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 16.6% against 8.4% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi?
- 8.2%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 31st of 43 groups.
- 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, both sexes (%). 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/