Malta vs World: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) (secondary)

Malta
107.2%
in 2018
World
87.6%
in 2019
Malta rank
31st
World rank
28th

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%) (secondary) over time

  • Malta
  • World
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 107.2% against 87.6% in World, a difference of 19.6%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.2 times World's.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 31st and World ranks 28th of 193 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta World Difference Ahead
1970s 79.8% 62.7% 17.1% Malta
1980s 87.7% 66.0% 21.7% Malta
1990s 92.9% 71.7% 21.1% Malta
2000s 98.2% 78.5% 19.7% Malta
2010s 100.6% 87.4% 13.2% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female, Malta or World?
Malta, at 107.2% against 87.6% in World as of 2018.
What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female between Malta and World?
19.6%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and World?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Malta and World rank globally for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
Malta ranks 31st and World ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.