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

11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.

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.

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

Malawi

9.3%

in 2019

North America

0.6%

in 2019

Malawi rank

43rd

North America rank

43rd

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

Malawi
North America

How they compare

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

That makes Malawi's figure about 16.3 times North America's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 43rd and North America ranks 43rd of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	North America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.1%	1.2%	7.9%	Malawi
2010s	9.0%	0.7%	8.3%	Malawi

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, Malawi or North America?: Malawi, at 9.3% against 0.6% in North America as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Malawi and North America?: 8.7%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and North America?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2019.
How do Malawi and North America rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Malawi ranks 43rd and North America 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/