Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Malta
Malta: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 12.42 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Malta is 12.42 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Malta peaked at 12.42 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.46 years, in 1990.
That places Malta 33rd out of 192 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.94 years | 6.46 years | 7.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.16 years | 7.47 years | 10.16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.17 years | 10.31 years | 12.03 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.37 years | 12.21 years | 12.42 years | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,941 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Malta?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Malta was 12.42 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.42 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 years in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 192 regions with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.