Hungary vs Malta: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Hungary
97.3%
in 2024
Malta
97.3%
in 2023
Hungary rank
58th
Malta rank
57th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Hungary
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 97.3% against 97.3% in Hungary, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 58th and Malta ranks 57th of 190 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 13 and Malta in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 14.3% | 2.2% | 12.1% | Hungary |
| 1830s | 17.8% | 3.4% | 14.4% | Hungary |
| 1840s | 21.9% | 5.3% | 16.6% | Hungary |
| 1850s | 26.6% | 8.1% | 18.6% | Hungary |
| 1860s | 32.0% | 12.1% | 19.9% | Hungary |
| 1870s | 45.7% | 17.8% | 27.9% | Hungary |
| 1880s | 62.2% | 25.4% | 36.8% | Hungary |
| 1890s | 76.7% | 37.1% | 39.6% | Hungary |
| 1900s | 85.6% | 56.5% | 29.1% | Hungary |
| 1910s | 72.6% | 72.9% | 0.3% | Malta |
| 1920s | 52.4% | 80.2% | 27.8% | Malta |
| 1930s | 62.7% | 87.4% | 24.7% | Malta |
| 1940s | 83.2% | 94.6% | 11.4% | Malta |
| 1950s | 95.9% | 100.0% | 4.1% | Malta |
| 1960s | 97.5% | 79.5% | 18.0% | Hungary |
| 1970s | 94.5% | 85.0% | 9.5% | Hungary |
| 1980s | 95.0% | 83.0% | 12.0% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 98.6% | 1.9% | Malta |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.3% | 0.6% | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Hungary or Malta?
- Malta, at 97.3% against 97.3% in Hungary as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Hungary and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Malta?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Hungary and Malta rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Hungary ranks 58th and Malta ranks 57th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.