Malta vs New Zealand: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes

Malta
0.2%
in 2017
New Zealand
0.3%
in 2018
Malta rank
171st
New Zealand rank
169th

Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes over time

  • Malta
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 171st and New Zealand ranks 169th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 13.5% 0.4% 13.1% Malta
1980s 5.6% 0.5% 5.1% Malta
1990s 3.7% 1.4% 2.3% Malta
2010s 0.7% 1.6% 0.8% New Zealand

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, Malta or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Malta as of 2018.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes between Malta and New Zealand?
0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2016.
How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
Malta ranks 171st and New Zealand ranks 169th of 188 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 (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 6,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The number of students of the official age for primary education is subtracted from the total population of the same age. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/