Malta vs WB: Pacific Island Small States: Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education
Malta
1.24 GPIA
in 2023
WB: Pacific Island Small States
1.47 GPIA
in 2024
Malta rank
3rd
WB: Pacific Island Small States rank
1st
Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education over time
- Malta
- WB: Pacific Island Small States
How they compare
WB: Pacific Island Small States currently reports 1.47 GPIA against 1.24 GPIA in Malta, a difference of 0.23 GPIA.
That makes WB: Pacific Island Small States's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2006 it was WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.
Malta ranks 3rd and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 1st of 184 countries.
WB: Pacific Island Small States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | WB: Pacific Island Small States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6504 GPIA | 0.6585 GPIA | 0.0082 GPIA | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2010s | 0.7134 GPIA | 0.9399 GPIA | 0.2266 GPIA | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
| 2020s | 0.9611 GPIA | 0.9875 GPIA | 0.0265 GPIA | WB: Pacific Island Small States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education, Malta or WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- WB: Pacific Island Small States, at 1.47 GPIA against 1.24 GPIA in Malta as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education between Malta and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 0.23 GPIA, with WB: Pacific Island Small States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and WB: Pacific Island Small States?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Malta and WB: Pacific Island Small States rank globally for proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Malta ranks 3rd and WB: Pacific Island Small States ranks 1st of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release