Malawi vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female

Malawi
75.8%
in 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
59.8%
in 2019
Malawi rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
5th

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

  • Malawi
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 75.8% against 59.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 16.0%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.3 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 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 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?
Malawi, at 75.8% against 59.8% in Sub-Saharan Africa 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?
16.0%, 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, female?
Malawi ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa 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

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.