School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 8.85 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malta stood at 8.85 years. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malta peaked at 11.47 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.85 years, in 2023.
That places Malta 107th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2 years | 10.89 years | 11.47 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.49 years | 8.91 years | 11.33 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.86 years | 8.85 years | 8.88 years | 4 |
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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 school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malta?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Malta was 8.85 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.47 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.85 years in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Malta ranks 107th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release