Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malawi
Malawi: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 571,338 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malawi, 1999–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 571,338 number for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malawi peaked at 571,338 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 349,599 number, in 1999.
That places Malawi 28th out of 147 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malawi, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 349,599 number | — |
| 2002 | 434,631 number | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 486,777 number | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 438,772 number | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 436,053 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 434,795 number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 434,002 number | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 434,487 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 467,038 number | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 414,606 number | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 430,694 number | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 454,841 number | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 534,399 number | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 571,338 number | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 349,599 number | 349,599 number | 349,599 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 442,788 number | 434,002 number | 486,777 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 478,819 number | 414,606 number | 571,338 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malawi?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malawi was 571,338 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 571,338 number in 2019.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 349,599 number in 1999.
- How does Malawi rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Malawi ranks 28th out of 147 countries with data for 2019.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.