Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malawi

Malawi: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 166,620 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
166,620 number
Change on year
up 24.0%
World rank
28th
of 148 countries
All-time high
216,720 number
in 2005
All-time low
133,443 number
in 2008
Years of data
11
2002–2019

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malawi, 2002–2019

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2002201020192002: 159.0k number2004: 161.3k number2005: 216.7k number2006: 196.7k number2007: 183.5k number2008: 133.4k number2009: 149.1k number2015: 161.2k number2016: 178.5k number2018: 134.4k number2019: 166.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malawi stood at 166,620 number.

The figure is up 24.0% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malawi peaked at 216,720 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 133,443 number, in 2008.

Malawi ranks 28th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in Malawi, 2002 to 2019.
Year number Change
2002 158,994 number
2004 161,274 number +1.4%
2005 216,720 number +34.4%
2006 196,742 number -9.2%
2007 183,525 number -6.7%
2008 133,443 number -27.3%
2009 149,127 number +11.8%
2015 161,236 number +8.1%
2016 178,487 number +10.7%
2018 134,381 number -24.7%
2019 166,620 number +24.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 171,404 number 133,443 number 216,720 number 7
2010s 160,181 number 134,381 number 178,487 number 4

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 25 Honduras 177,709 number compare
  2. 26 Eritrea 176,553 number compare
  3. 27 Burundi 173,812 number compare
  4. 29 Togo 160,746 number compare
  5. 30 Iran, Islamic Republic of 119,892 number compare
  6. 31 Mauritania 119,791 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malawi?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malawi was 166,620 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 216,720 number in 2005.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 133,443 number in 2008.
How does Malawi rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Malawi ranks 28th out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/