Malta vs Mexico: Share of children who have completed primary school
Malta
98.1%
in 2025
Mexico
98.2%
in 2025
Malta rank
77th
Mexico rank
76th
Share of children who have completed primary school over time
- Malta
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 98.2% against 98.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 77th and Mexico ranks 76th of 165 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.4% | 82.7% | 15.7% | Malta |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 87.2% | 11.3% | Malta |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 93.3% | 5.1% | Malta |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 96.3% | 1.7% | Malta |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.8% | 0.3% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children who have completed primary school, Malta or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 98.2% against 98.1% in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of children who have completed primary school between Malta and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Mexico?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Mexico rank globally for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Malta ranks 77th and Mexico ranks 76th of 165 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.