How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?

9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Lesotho

7.2%

in 2016

Malawi

6.7%

in 2019

Lesotho rank

47th

Malawi rank

50th

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Lesotho
Malawi

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 7.2% against 6.7% in Malawi, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 50th of 148 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	12.2%	9.7%	2.5%	Lesotho
2010s	7.7%	7.5%	0.2%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Lesotho or Malawi?: Lesotho, at 7.2% against 6.7% in Malawi as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Lesotho and Malawi?: 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2016.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Lesotho ranks 47th and Malawi ranks 50th of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/