Malta vs United States of America: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age
Malta
3.1%
in 2025
United States of America
3.3%
in 2025
Malta rank
130th
United States of America rank
127th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age over time
- Malta
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 130th and United States of America ranks 127th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.7% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.5% | 0.7% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.5% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age between Malta and United States of America?
- 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Malta and United States of America rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Malta ranks 130th and United States of America ranks 127th 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, male (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