Malta vs Tonga: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male

Malta
2.4%
in 1997
Tonga
2.5%
in 1999
Malta rank
106th
Tonga rank
104th

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

  • Malta
  • Tonga
05101520197019841999

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 106th and Tonga ranks 104th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 19.1% 6.8% 12.3% Malta
1980s 4.6% 6.5% 1.9% Tonga
1990s 3.9% 8.3% 4.4% Tonga

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, male, Malta or Tonga?
Tonga, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Malta as of 1999.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male between Malta and Tonga?
0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tonga?
9 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1993.
How do Malta and Tonga rank globally for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
Malta ranks 106th and Tonga ranks 104th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 5,130 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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