Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Malta
Malta: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female was 13.12 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Malta, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Malta stood at 13.12. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Malta peaked at 13.12 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.11, in 1960.
Malta ranks 8th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.11 | — |
| 1965 | 4.56 | +10.9% |
| 1970 | 6.21 | +36.2% |
| 1975 | 8.14 | +31.1% |
| 1980 | 9.65 | +18.6% |
| 1985 | 11.86 | +22.9% |
| 1990 | 12.74 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 12.82 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 13.1 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 12.34 | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 13.12 | +6.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13.12 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.95, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malta's 13.12 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 9.4, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.33 | 4.11 | 4.56 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.18 | 6.21 | 8.14 | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.75 | 9.65 | 11.86 | 2 |
| 1990s | 12.78 | 12.74 | 12.82 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.72 | 12.34 | 13.1 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.12 | 13.12 | 13.12 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Malta?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female in Malta was 13.12 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 20-24, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.12 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.11 in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 20-24, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 20-24, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 20-24, female is the average years of education completed among females age 20-24.