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

6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.

Afghanistan vs Malawi: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Afghanistan

68.7%

in 2018

Malawi

75.8%

in 2019

Afghanistan rank

8th

Malawi rank

5th

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time

Afghanistan
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 75.8% against 68.7% in Afghanistan, a difference of 7.1%.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 143 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
2000s	90.1%	77.7%	12.4%	Afghanistan
2010s	69.0%	65.5%	3.5%	Afghanistan

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, female, Afghanistan or Malawi?: Malawi, at 75.8% against 68.7% in Afghanistan as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Afghanistan and Malawi?: 7.1%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Malawi?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?: Afghanistan ranks 8th and Malawi ranks 5th of 143 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.