Malta vs Taiwan, China: Average years of schooling
Malta
12.21 years
in 2020
Taiwan, China
12 years
in 2020
Malta rank
35th
Taiwan, China rank
38th
Average years of schooling over time
- Malta
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Malta currently reports 12.21 years against 12 years in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.21 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 35th and Taiwan, China ranks 38th of 162 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 6 and Taiwan, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.48 years | 3.18 years | 0.295 years | Malta |
| 1960s | 4.56 years | 3.91 years | 0.65 years | Malta |
| 1970s | 6.2 years | 5.37 years | 0.83 years | Malta |
| 1980s | 7.62 years | 7.07 years | 0.555 years | Malta |
| 1990s | 9.04 years | 8.42 years | 0.625 years | Malta |
| 2000s | 9.96 years | 10.06 years | 0.105 years | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 10.9 years | 11.09 years | 0.1944 years | Taiwan, China |
| 2020s | 12.21 years | 12 years | 0.2103 years | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average years of schooling, Malta or Taiwan, China?
- Malta, at 12.21 years against 12 years in Taiwan, China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in average years of schooling between Malta and Taiwan, China?
- 0.21 years, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Taiwan, China?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Malta and Taiwan, China rank globally for average years of schooling?
- Malta ranks 35th and Taiwan, China ranks 38th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of years of total schooling (primary, secondary, and tertiary) for the population aged 15 and over.