Botswana vs Malta: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female
Botswana
4.4%
in 2025
Malta
4.7%
in 2025
Botswana rank
98th
Malta rank
95th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female over time
- Botswana
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4.7% against 4.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 98th and Malta ranks 95th of 206 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 0.2% | 10.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 0.8% | 9.7% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 1.4% | Botswana |
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, female, Botswana or Malta?
- Malta, at 4.7% against 4.4% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female between Botswana and Malta?
- 0.3%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Malta rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female?
- Botswana ranks 98th and Malta ranks 95th 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, 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