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

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.

Malawi vs South Asia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male

Malawi

62.1%

in 2019

South Asia

45.5%

in 2019

Malawi rank

11th

South Asia rank

10th

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

Malawi
South Asia

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 62.1% against 45.5% in South Asia, a difference of 16.6%.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times South Asia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 10th of 142 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74.1%	63.6%	10.5%	Malawi
2000s	71.2%	58.7%	12.5%	Malawi
2010s	59.1%	47.5%	11.6%	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, male, Malawi or South Asia?: Malawi, at 62.1% against 45.5% in South Asia as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male between Malawi and South Asia?: 16.6%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Asia?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Malawi and South Asia rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?: Malawi ranks 11th and South Asia ranks 10th of 142 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

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