How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?

6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Samoa: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper

Malta

6.1%

in 2018

Samoa

6.9%

in 2016

Malta rank

98th

Samoa rank

96th

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper over time

Malta
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 6.9% against 6.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.8%.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Samoa ahead.

Malta ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 96th of 142 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.7%	26.3%	12.6%	Samoa
2000s	12.8%	26.3%	13.5%	Samoa
2010s	8.4%	7.6%	0.8%	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper, Malta or Samoa?: Samoa, at 6.9% against 6.1% in Malta as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper between Malta and Samoa?: 0.8%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?: Malta ranks 98th and Samoa ranks 96th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,210 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/