Malta vs Sweden: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary
Malta
0.8528 GPIA
in 2023
Sweden
0.8223 GPIA
in 2024
Malta rank
120th
Sweden rank
123rd
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.8528 GPIA against 0.8223 GPIA in Sweden, a difference of 0.0305 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 123rd of 169 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.47 GPIA | 0.9809 GPIA | 0.4931 GPIA | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.9404 GPIA | 0.7781 GPIA | 0.1623 GPIA | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary, Malta or Sweden?
- Malta, at 0.8528 GPIA against 0.8223 GPIA in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.0305 GPIA, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Malta ranks 120th and Sweden ranks 123rd of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary entry age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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