Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Malawi
75.8%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
59.8%
in 2019
Malawi rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
5th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Malawi
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 75.8% against 59.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16.0%.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th of 143 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 72.9% | 8.8% | Malawi |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 67.3% | 12.8% | Malawi |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 60.4% | 6.8% | 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, female, Malawi or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Malawi, at 75.8% against 59.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2019.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 16.0%, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
- How do Malawi and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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About this data
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.