IDA & IBRD total vs Malta: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

IDA & IBRD total
11.92 years
in 2019
Malta
16.58 years
in 2018
IDA & IBRD total rank
29th
Malta rank
24th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • IDA & IBRD total
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 16.58 years against 11.92 years in IDA & IBRD total, a difference of 4.66 years.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times IDA & IBRD total's.

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

IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th and Malta ranks 24th of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA & IBRD total Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 7.49 years 11.17 years 3.69 years Malta
1980s 8.21 years 12.01 years 3.8 years Malta
1990s 8.74 years 13.29 years 4.54 years Malta
2000s 9.9 years 14.43 years 4.53 years Malta
2010s 11.57 years 15.62 years 4.06 years Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, IDA & IBRD total or Malta?
Malta, at 16.58 years against 11.92 years in IDA & IBRD total as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between IDA & IBRD total and Malta?
4.66 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Malta?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Malta rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
IDA & IBRD total ranks 29th and Malta ranks 24th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.