Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malawi
Malawi: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 9.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malawi, 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 9.3% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2019.
That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malawi peaked at 12.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2002.
That places Malawi 43rd out of 148 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.6% | — |
| 2004 | 7.8% | +195.9% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +56.8% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +20.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 2.6% | 12.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 7.7% | 9.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malawi?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malawi was 9.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2002.
- How does Malawi rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Malawi ranks 43rd out of 148 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/