How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?

8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.

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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Switzerland: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age

Malta

0.9%

in 2018

Switzerland

1.0%

in 2018

Malta rank

124th

Switzerland rank

121st

Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time

Malta
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malta ranks 124th and Switzerland ranks 121st of 150 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.5%	10.3%	9.7%	Switzerland
2010s	1.0%	0.7%	0.2%	Malta

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, Malta or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Malta as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malta and Switzerland?: 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?: Malta ranks 124th and Switzerland ranks 121st of 150 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 3,656 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the population of official lower secondary school age.