Colombia vs Malta: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Colombia
4.0%
in 2025
Malta
3.8%
in 2025
Colombia rank
121st
Malta rank
122nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Colombia
- Malta
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.0% against 3.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Colombia has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 121st and Malta ranks 122nd of 206 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 2.5% | 5.7% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 0.7% | 3.2% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, Colombia or Malta?
- Colombia, at 4.0% against 3.8% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Colombia and Malta?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Malta rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Colombia ranks 121st and Malta ranks 122nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, 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