School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malta is 1.01 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malta peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9481 GPIA, in 2010.
That places Malta 90th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9776 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9906 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9957 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9708 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9719 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9871 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9733 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.984 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9481 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.02 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9814 GPIA | 0.9708 GPIA | 0.9957 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.02 GPIA | 0.9481 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 4 |
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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malta?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Malta was 1.01 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9481 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Malta ranks 90th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and 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