Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes
Malawi
69.0%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
56.4%
in 2019
Malawi rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 69.0% against 56.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 147 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.9% | 68.2% | 9.7% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 62.9% | 12.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 56.8% | 6.3% | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Malawi, at 69.0% against 56.4% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 12.6%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 5th of 147 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of 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
Number of youth of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official upper secondary school age.