South Korea vs Malta: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
South Korea
1 index
in 2025
Malta
0.9997 index
in 2025
South Korea rank
130th
Malta rank
133rd
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index over time
- South Korea
- Malta
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1 index against 0.9997 index in Malta, a difference of 0.0003 index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 130th and Malta ranks 133rd of 164 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9993 index | 0.9989 index | 0.0004 index | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.9997 index | 0.9988 index | 0.0009 index | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1 index | 0.9981 index | 0.0019 index | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9985 index | 0.0016 index | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1 index | 0.9998 index | 0.0002 index | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index, South Korea or Malta?
- South Korea, at 1 index against 0.9997 index in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index between South Korea and Malta?
- 0.0003 index, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malta?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Malta rank globally for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- South Korea ranks 130th and Malta ranks 133rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.