Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Malta
Malta: Expected school years of pupils and students by education level was 16 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 33 countries
All-time high
16
in 2018
All-time low
15
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Malta, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Malta is 16, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Malta peaked at 16 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2015.
That places Malta 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15 | — |
| 2016 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.4 | 15 | 16 | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.8 | 15 | 16 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Malta?
- Expected school years of pupils and students by education level in Malta was 16 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16 in 2018.
- What is the lowest expected school years of pupils and students by education level recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for expected school years of pupils and students by education level?
- Malta ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is expected school years of pupils and students by education level rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expected school years of pupils and students by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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