Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malawi

Malawi: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 491,046 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
491,046 number
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
22nd
of 136 countries
All-time high
491,046 number
in 2019
All-time low
165,103 number
in 1999
Years of data
14
1999–2019

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malawi, 1999–2019

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1999200920191999: 165.1k number2002: 251.8k number2004: 366.9k number2005: 413.6k number2006: 416.2k number2007: 407.4k number2008: 349.3k number2009: 373.5k number2013: 393.1k number2014: 388.2k number2015: 409.9k number2016: 441.9k number2018: 446.0k number2019: 491.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malawi is 491,046 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malawi peaked at 491,046 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 165,103 number, in 1999.

Malawi ranks 22nd of 136 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Malawi, 1999 to 2019.
Year number Change
1999 165,103 number
2002 251,801 number +52.5%
2004 366,852 number +45.7%
2005 413,604 number +12.7%
2006 416,219 number +0.6%
2007 407,405 number -2.1%
2008 349,268 number -14.3%
2009 373,463 number +6.9%
2013 393,095 number +5.3%
2014 388,171 number -1.3%
2015 409,851 number +5.6%
2016 441,937 number +7.8%
2018 446,023 number +0.9%
2019 491,046 number +10.1%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 491,046 number is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.04 million number, 47% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 491,046 number is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 451,964 number, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malawi changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +52.5% 165,103 number 251,801 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 165,103 number 165,103 number 165,103 number 1
2000s 368,373 number 251,801 number 416,219 number 7
2010s 428,354 number 388,171 number 491,046 number 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 19 Guatemala 645,958 number compare
  2. 20 Iraq 614,171 number compare
  3. 21 Guinea 589,276 number compare
  4. 23 Malaysia 477,540 number compare
  5. 24 Iran, Islamic Republic of 467,517 number compare
  6. 25 Burundi 451,964 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malawi?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malawi was 491,046 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 491,046 number in 2019.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 165,103 number in 1999.
How does Malawi rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Malawi ranks 22nd out of 136 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper 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/