Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Malta
Malta: Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment was 7.8 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
7.8
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
25th
of 44 countries
All-time high
8
in 2024
All-time low
7.4
in 2021
Years of data
7
2013–2025
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Malta, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Malta stood at 7.8.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Malta peaked at 8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.4, in 2021.
Malta ranks 25th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.6 | — |
| 2018 | 7.8 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 7.8 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 7.7 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 7.8 | -2.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.9, 99% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 2 |
| 2020s | 7.74 | 7.4 | 8 | 5 |
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 overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Malta?
- Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment in Malta was 7.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overall life satisfaction by sex, age and educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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