School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9941 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9941 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
118th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.973 GPIA
in 2009
Years of data
23
2001–2023
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Malta is 0.9941 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Malta peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.973 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Malta 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … lower adjusted GPIA gender in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9884 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9971 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9992 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9869 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.973 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9821 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9944 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9878 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9883 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.994 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9941 GPIA | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9941 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9982 GPIA, 100% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9941 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9968 GPIA, 100% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.996 GPIA | 0.973 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.9821 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9883 GPIA | 0.9947 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Malta?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender in Malta was 0.9941 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.973 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender?
- Malta ranks 118th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release