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

8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.

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, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Indonesia

8.7%

in 2018

Malawi

9.3%

in 2019

Indonesia rank

45th

Malawi rank

43rd

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

Indonesia
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 9.3% against 8.7% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 43rd of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	10.0%	9.1%	0.8%	Indonesia
2010s	8.7%	7.7%	1.0%	Indonesia

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, Indonesia or Malawi?: Malawi, at 9.3% against 8.7% in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Indonesia and Malawi?: 0.6%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Malawi?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2018.
How do Indonesia and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Indonesia ranks 45th and Malawi ranks 43rd 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 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/