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

5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

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

Korea vs Malta: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower

Korea

1.5%

in 2018

Malta

1.6%

in 2016

Korea rank

104th

Malta rank

101st

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower over time

Korea
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.

Korea ranks 104th and Malta ranks 101st of 148 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11.1%	13.7%	2.6%	Malta
1990s	2.5%	2.6%	0.1%	Malta
2010s	2.9%	1.4%	1.6%	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower, Korea or Malta?: Malta, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Korea as of 2016.
What is the difference in out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower between Korea and Malta?: 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Malta?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2013.
How do Korea and Malta rank globally for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?: Korea ranks 104th and Malta ranks 101st of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,329 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/