Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi

Malawi: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 480,930 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
480,930 number
Change on year
up 21.3%
World rank
21st
of 138 countries
All-time high
480,930 number
in 2019
All-time low
264,848 number
in 1999
Years of data
14
1999–2019

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi, 1999–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1999200920191999: 264.8k number2002: 348.2k number2004: 412.4k number2005: 453.2k number2006: 432.0k number2007: 395.7k number2008: 373.2k number2009: 385.8k number2013: 395.7k number2014: 375.6k number2015: 389.7k number2016: 420.0k number2018: 396.5k number2019: 480.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi stood at 480,930 number. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.3% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi peaked at 480,930 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 264,848 number, in 1999.

Malawi ranks 21st of 138 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Malawi, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 264,848 number
2002 348,170 number +31.5%
2004 412,420 number +18.5%
2005 453,164 number +9.9%
2006 431,991 number -4.7%
2007 395,738 number -8.4%
2008 373,211 number -5.7%
2009 385,773 number +3.4%
2013 395,727 number +2.6%
2014 375,640 number -5.1%
2015 389,740 number +3.8%
2016 420,033 number +7.8%
2018 396,497 number -5.6%
2019 480,930 number +21.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 264,848 number 264,848 number 264,848 number 1
2000s 400,067 number 348,170 number 453,164 number 7
2010s 409,761 number 375,640 number 480,930 number 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 18 Guinea 597,105 number compare
  2. 19 Guatemala 549,480 number compare
  3. 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 544,043 number compare
  4. 22 Cambodia 415,356 number compare
  5. 23 South Africa 411,263 number compare
  6. 24 Morocco 362,544 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Malawi was 480,930 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 480,930 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 264,848 number in 1999.
How does Malawi rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Malawi ranks 21st out of 138 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/