Ecuador vs Malta: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Ecuador
4.3%
in 2025
Malta
4.6%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
111th
Malta rank
110th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Ecuador
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4.6% against 4.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 111th and Malta ranks 110th of 206 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 2.6% | 20.6% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 0.6% | 6.6% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.1% | 2.4% | Ecuador |
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, Ecuador or Malta?
- Malta, at 4.6% against 4.3% in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Ecuador and Malta?
- 0.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Malta rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 111th and Malta ranks 110th 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, female (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