Lithuania vs Malta: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Lithuania
16.57 years
in 2018
Malta
16.58 years
in 2018
Lithuania rank
25th
Malta rank
24th

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

  • Lithuania
  • Malta
051015197119942018

How they compare

Malta currently reports 16.58 years against 16.57 years in Lithuania, a difference of 0.01 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 25th and Malta ranks 24th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Malta Difference Ahead
1980s 13.19 years 12.21 years 0.9862 years Lithuania
1990s 12.58 years 13.29 years 0.7016 years Malta
2000s 15.92 years 14.43 years 1.49 years Lithuania
2010s 16.62 years 15.62 years 0.9907 years Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Lithuania or Malta?
Malta, at 16.58 years against 16.57 years in Lithuania as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Lithuania and Malta?
0.01 years, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Malta?
30 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Lithuania and Malta rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Lithuania ranks 25th and Malta ranks 24th of 183 countries.
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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About this data

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.