Malta vs Tonga: Over-age students, primary

Malta
0.9%
in 2017
Tonga
0.9%
in 2015
Malta rank
173rd
Tonga rank
170th

Over-age students, primary over time

  • Malta
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Malta, a difference of 0.0%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 173rd and Tonga ranks 170th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 16.3% 7.3% 9.0% Malta
1980s 9.6% 15.3% 5.7% Tonga
1990s 8.6% 14.5% 5.9% Tonga
2010s 0.8% 4.0% 3.2% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher over-age students, primary, Malta or Tonga?
Tonga, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Malta as of 2015.
What is the difference in over-age students, primary between Malta and Tonga?
0.0%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Tonga?
16 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Malta and Tonga rank globally for over-age students, primary?
Malta ranks 173rd and Tonga ranks 170th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)
Unit
% of enrollment
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,461 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.