Malta vs New Zealand: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Malta
97.3%
in 2023
New Zealand
97.5%
in 2024
Malta rank
57th
New Zealand rank
54th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Malta
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 97.5% against 97.3% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1820 it was New Zealand ahead.
Malta ranks 57th and New Zealand ranks 54th of 190 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2.2% | 49.6% | 47.4% | New Zealand |
| 1830s | 3.4% | 55.0% | 51.5% | New Zealand |
| 1840s | 5.3% | 60.2% | 54.9% | New Zealand |
| 1850s | 8.1% | 65.3% | 57.2% | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 12.1% | 70.0% | 57.9% | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 17.8% | 74.4% | 56.6% | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 25.4% | 78.3% | 53.0% | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 37.1% | 81.8% | 44.8% | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 56.5% | 84.5% | 27.9% | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 72.9% | 92.1% | 19.2% | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 80.2% | 95.3% | 15.1% | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 87.4% | 76.7% | 10.7% | Malta |
| 1940s | 94.6% | 73.8% | 20.8% | Malta |
| 1950s | 100.0% | 93.7% | 6.3% | Malta |
| 1960s | 79.5% | 77.5% | 2.0% | Malta |
| 1970s | 85.0% | 100.0% | 15.0% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 83.0% | 100.0% | 17.0% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.9% | 0.3% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 98.2% | 0.9% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Malta or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 97.5% against 97.3% in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Malta and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and New Zealand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Malta and New Zealand rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Malta ranks 57th and New Zealand ranks 54th 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.
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About this data
Share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.