Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malta
Malta: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 97.33 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malta, 1820–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Malta recorded 97.33 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malta peaked at 100 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 1820.
That places Malta 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 1.98 | — |
| 1825 | 2.46 | +24.2% |
| 1830 | 3.07 | +24.8% |
| 1835 | 3.81 | +24.1% |
| 1840 | 4.73 | +24.1% |
| 1845 | 5.86 | +23.9% |
| 1850 | 7.23 | +23.4% |
| 1855 | 8.9 | +23.1% |
| 1860 | 10.91 | +22.6% |
| 1865 | 13.31 | +22.0% |
| 1870 | 16.13 | +21.2% |
| 1875 | 19.43 | +20.5% |
| 1880 | 23.21 | +19.5% |
| 1885 | 27.49 | +18.4% |
| 1890 | 32.22 | +17.2% |
| 1895 | 41.95 | +30.2% |
| 1900 | 51.67 | +23.2% |
| 1905 | 61.4 | +18.8% |
| 1910 | 71.13 | +15.8% |
| 1915 | 74.74 | +5.1% |
| 1920 | 78.35 | +4.8% |
| 1925 | 81.96 | +4.6% |
| 1930 | 85.56 | +4.4% |
| 1935 | 89.17 | +4.2% |
| 1940 | 92.78 | +4.0% |
| 1945 | 96.39 | +3.9% |
| 1950 | 100 | +3.7% |
| 1955 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 78 | -22.0% |
| 1965 | 81 | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 88 | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 82 | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 98.58 | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 98.94 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.13 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 97.3 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 97.47 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.1 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.33 | +0.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 97.33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.37, 100% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 97.33 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 96.16, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 2.22 | 1.98 | 2.46 | 2 |
| 1830s | 3.44 | 3.07 | 3.81 | 2 |
| 1840s | 5.29 | 4.73 | 5.86 | 2 |
| 1850s | 8.07 | 7.23 | 8.9 | 2 |
| 1860s | 12.11 | 10.91 | 13.31 | 2 |
| 1870s | 17.78 | 16.13 | 19.43 | 2 |
| 1880s | 25.35 | 23.21 | 27.49 | 2 |
| 1890s | 37.09 | 32.22 | 41.95 | 2 |
| 1900s | 56.53 | 51.67 | 61.4 | 2 |
| 1910s | 72.94 | 71.13 | 74.74 | 2 |
| 1920s | 80.16 | 78.35 | 81.96 | 2 |
| 1930s | 87.37 | 85.56 | 89.17 | 2 |
| 1940s | 94.59 | 92.78 | 96.39 | 2 |
| 1950s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1960s | 79.5 | 78 | 81 | 2 |
| 1970s | 85 | 82 | 88 | 2 |
| 1980s | 83 | 83 | 83 | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.55 | 98.13 | 98.94 | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.3 | 97.1 | 97.47 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malta?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in Malta was 97.33 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1950.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 1820.
- How does Malta rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- Malta ranks 57th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.