Malta vs Tonga: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Malta
98.1%
in 2025
Tonga
98.4%
in 2025
Malta rank
77th
Tonga rank
74th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Malta
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 98.4% against 98.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 77th and Tonga ranks 74th of 165 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.4% | 96.8% | 1.6% | Malta |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 97.3% | 1.2% | Malta |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.7% | 0.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 0.0% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 98.4% | 0.2% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data), Malta or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 98.4% against 98.1% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Malta and Tonga?
- 0.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tonga?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Tonga rank globally for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Malta ranks 77th and Tonga ranks 74th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release