How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Timor-Leste?

7 years are reported by both, from 2008 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Malawi

8.0%

in 2019

Timor-Leste

6.7%

in 2019

Malawi rank

50th

Timor-Leste rank

53rd

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

Malawi
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 8.0% against 6.7% in Timor-Leste, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Timor-Leste's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Malawi ranks 50th and Timor-Leste ranks 53rd of 149 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8.0%	17.9%	9.9%	Timor-Leste
2010s	7.9%	8.0%	0.1%	Timor-Leste

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 Timor-Leste?: Malawi, at 8.0% against 6.7% in Timor-Leste as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Malawi and Timor-Leste?: 1.3%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Timor-Leste?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
How do Malawi and Timor-Leste rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Malawi ranks 50th and Timor-Leste ranks 53rd of 149 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, both sexes (%). 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, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 4,615 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/