Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malawi

Malawi: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 62.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
62.1%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
11th
of 142 countries
All-time high
85.1%
in 2004
All-time low
54.5%
in 2014
Years of data
14
1999–2019

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

0204060801999200920191999: 74.1 %2002: 82.9 %2004: 85.1 %2005: 70.5 %2006: 68.5 %2007: 65.4 %2008: 63.3 %2009: 62.8 %2013: 62.6 %2014: 54.5 %2015: 55 %2016: 56.2 %2018: 63.8 %2019: 62.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2019, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malawi stood at 62.1%.

The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malawi peaked at 85.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2014.

That places Malawi 11th out of 142 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, male in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Malawi, 1999 to 2019.
Year % Change
1999 74.1%
2002 82.9% +11.8%
2004 85.1% +2.6%
2005 70.5% -17.1%
2006 68.5% -3.0%
2007 65.4% -4.5%
2008 63.3% -3.2%
2009 62.8% -0.8%
2013 62.6% -0.2%
2014 54.5% -12.9%
2015 55.0% +0.9%
2016 56.2% +2.2%
2018 63.8% +13.4%
2019 62.1% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74.1% 74.1% 74.1% 1
2000s 71.2% 62.8% 85.1% 7
2010s 59.1% 54.5% 63.8% 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 8 Djibouti 65.6% compare
  2. 9 Mozambique 64.6% compare
  3. 10 Mauritania 63.2% compare
  4. 12 Tuvalu 60.9% compare
  5. 13 Guinea 59.3% compare
  6. 14 Honduras 58.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malawi?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Malawi was 62.1% 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, male recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2004.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2014.
How does Malawi rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Malawi ranks 11th out of 142 countries with data for 2019.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.