Eswatini vs Malta: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Eswatini
4.3%
in 2025
Malta
3.8%
in 2025
Eswatini rank
119th
Malta rank
122nd
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Eswatini
- Malta
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 4.3% against 3.8% in Malta, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Eswatini has been ahead every year.
Eswatini ranks 119th and Malta ranks 122nd of 206 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 2.5% | 18.6% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 0.7% | 6.5% | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 1.8% | 2.8% | Eswatini |
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, Eswatini or Malta?
- Eswatini, at 4.3% 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 Eswatini and Malta?
- 0.5%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and Malta rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Eswatini ranks 119th 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