Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Malta
Malta: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total was 10.33 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Malta, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malta recorded 10.33 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Malta peaked at 10.33 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.98, in 1960.
Malta ranks 46th 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 25+, total in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.98 | — |
| 1965 | 4.53 | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 5.26 | +16.1% |
| 1975 | 5.85 | +11.2% |
| 1980 | 6.38 | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 7.27 | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 8.03 | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 8.71 | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 9.28 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 9.92 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 10.33 | +4.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 10.33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.05, 93% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malta's 10.33 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.58, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.25 | 3.98 | 4.53 | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.55 | 5.26 | 5.85 | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.82 | 6.38 | 7.27 | 2 |
| 1990s | 8.37 | 8.03 | 8.71 | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.6 | 9.28 | 9.92 | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.33 | 10.33 | 10.33 | 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 25+, total in Malta?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total in Malta was 10.33 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 25+, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10.33 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.98 in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total?
- Malta ranks 46th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 25+, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 25+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 25+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 25.