Hong Kong vs Malta: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female
Hong Kong
10.0%
in 2025
Malta
10.8%
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
132nd
Malta rank
129th
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female over time
- Hong Kong
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 10.8% against 10.0% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 132nd and Malta ranks 129th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 27.9% | 3.5% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 14.2% | 4.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 9.3% | 0.6% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female, Hong Kong or Malta?
- Malta, at 10.8% against 10.0% in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female between Hong Kong and Malta?
- 0.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Malta?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Malta rank globally for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Hong Kong ranks 132nd and Malta ranks 129th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary 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