Eritrea vs Malta: Official entrance age to upper secondary education

Eritrea
14 years
in 2020
Malta
14 years
in 2020
Eritrea rank
174th
Malta rank
174th

Official entrance age to upper secondary education over time

  • Eritrea
  • Malta
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 14 years against 14 years in Malta, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Eritrea ranks 174th and Malta ranks 174th of 209 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 15 years 16 years 1 years Malta
1980s 15 years 16 years 1 years Malta
1990s 14.2 years 16 years 1.8 years Malta
2000s 14.6 years 16 years 1.4 years Malta
2010s 14.3 years 14.4 years 0.1 years Malta
2020s 14 years 14 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official entrance age to upper secondary education, Eritrea or Malta?
Eritrea, at 14 years against 14 years in Malta as of 2020.
What is the difference in official entrance age to upper secondary education between Eritrea and Malta?
0 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Malta?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Eritrea and Malta rank globally for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Eritrea ranks 174th and Malta ranks 174th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 10,366 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.