Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Malta
Malta: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 10.52 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Malta, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malta recorded 10.52 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Malta peaked at 10.52 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.17, in 1960.
Malta ranks 44th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.17 | — |
| 1965 | 4.84 | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 5.82 | +20.2% |
| 1975 | 6.57 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 7.21 | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 8.04 | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 8.73 | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 9.36 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 9.78 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 10.13 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 10.52 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5 | 4.17 | 4.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.2 | 5.82 | 6.57 | 2 |
| 1980s | 7.62 | 7.21 | 8.04 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.04 | 8.73 | 9.36 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.96 | 9.78 | 10.13 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.52 | 10.52 | 10.52 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 41 Romania 10.67 compare
- 42 Latvia 10.65 compare
- 43 Trinidad and Tobago 10.63 compare
- 45 Malaysia 10.44 compare
- 46 Republic of Moldova 10.4 compare
- 47 Greece 10.3 compare
- 47 Tajikistan 10.3 compare
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Malta?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Malta was 10.52 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.52 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.