What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?

5.75 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?

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

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Malawi: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

6.32 million number

in 2019

Malawi

571,338 number

in 2019

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

30th

Malawi rank

28th

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes over time

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Malawi

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 6.32 million number against 571,338 number in Malawi, a difference of 5.75 million number.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 11.1 times Malawi's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.15 million number	349,599 number	8.80 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	8.66 million number	442,788 number	8.22 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	6.87 million number	478,819 number	6.39 million number	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Malawi?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 6.32 million number against 571,338 number in Malawi as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?: 5.75 million number, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2019.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Malawi rank globally for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?: Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 30th and Malawi ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.