Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malawi
Malawi: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 75.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malawi, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 75.8% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2019.
The figure is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malawi peaked at 88.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 2014.
That places Malawi 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 81.7% | — |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 88.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 72.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 75.8% | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 81.7% | 81.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 73.5% | 88.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 61.4% | 75.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malawi?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malawi was 75.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 2014.
- How does Malawi rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Malawi ranks 5th out of 143 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.