Malta vs Small states: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes
Malta
16.58 years
in 2018
Small states
12.14 years
in 2015
Malta rank
24th
Small states rank
24th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time
- Malta
- Small states
How they compare
Malta currently reports 16.58 years against 12.14 years in Small states, a difference of 4.44 years.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times Small states's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 24th and Small states ranks 24th of 183 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.17 years | 9.05 years | 2.13 years | Malta |
| 1980s | 12.01 years | 9.58 years | 2.44 years | Malta |
| 1990s | 13.29 years | 10.07 years | 3.22 years | Malta |
| 2000s | 14.43 years | 11.06 years | 3.37 years | Malta |
| 2010s | 15.35 years | 12 years | 3.35 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, Malta or Small states?
- Malta, at 16.58 years against 12.14 years in Small states as of 2018.
- What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Malta and Small states?
- 4.44 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Small states?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Malta and Small states rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 24th and Small states 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
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.