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

Latest (2019)
75.8%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
5th
of 143 countries
All-time high
88.2%
in 2004
All-time low
61.4%
in 2014
Years of data
14
1999–2019

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Malawi, 1999–2019

0204060801999200920191999: 81.7 %2002: 86.8 %2004: 88.2 %2005: 80.2 %2006: 78.1 %2007: 77.7 %2008: 76.3 %2009: 73.5 %2013: 72.1 %2014: 61.4 %2015: 61.8 %2016: 63.4 %2018: 68.8 %2019: 75.8 %

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Malawi, 1999 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 2 Chad 85.1% compare
  2. 3 Mali 78.9% compare
  3. 4 Guinea 75.8% compare
  4. 6 Ethiopia 75.2% compare
  5. 7 Mozambique 73.0% compare
  6. 8 Afghanistan 68.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
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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.