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
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Malawi, 1999–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +52.5% | 165,103 number | 251,801 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
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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About this data
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/