Egypt vs Malta: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes
Egypt
4.0%
in 2025
Malta
4.5%
in 2025
Egypt rank
103rd
Malta rank
102nd
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time
- Egypt
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4.5% against 4.0% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 103rd and Malta ranks 102nd of 206 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 0.5% | 24.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 0.9% | 12.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 0.6% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes, Egypt or Malta?
- Malta, at 4.5% against 4.0% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Egypt and Malta?
- 0.5%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Malta rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Egypt ranks 103rd and Malta ranks 102nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary 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