Malta vs Palau: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malta
4.6%
in 2025
Palau
4.3%
in 2025
Malta rank
110th
Palau rank
111th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malta
- Palau
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4.6% against 4.3% in Palau, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Palau's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Palau ahead.
Malta ranks 110th and Palau ranks 111th of 206 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 41.2% | 38.6% | Palau |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 25.4% | 24.8% | Palau |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 13.3% | 11.2% | Palau |
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 Palau?
- Malta, at 4.6% against 4.3% in Palau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malta and Palau?
- 0.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Palau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Palau rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malta ranks 110th and Palau ranks 111th 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