School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity was 1 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Malta, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Malta is 1 GPI, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Malta peaked at 1.04 GPI in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9186 GPI, in 1972.
That places Malta 85th out of 193 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary GPI gender parity in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.9714 GPI | — |
| 1972 | 0.9186 GPI | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9422 GPI | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.9273 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.9315 GPI | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9302 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9386 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.924 GPI | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.9191 GPI | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9298 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9204 GPI | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9306 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9276 GPI | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9359 GPI | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.9488 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.9566 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.9607 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.9631 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.9621 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9535 GPI | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9516 GPI | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9474 GPI | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.9506 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9398 GPI | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9518 GPI | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 1 GPI | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9862 GPI | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9927 GPI | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9692 GPI | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9926 GPI | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9759 GPI | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9874 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9908 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9653 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9699 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9912 GPI | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9759 GPI | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9827 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9447 GPI | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPI | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPI | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPI | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPI | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPI | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.03 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1 GPI | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1 GPI | +0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPI, 1.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1 GPI is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9958 GPI, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9336 GPI | 0.9186 GPI | 0.9714 GPI | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9436 GPI | 0.9204 GPI | 0.9631 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9645 GPI | 0.9398 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9813 GPI | 0.9653 GPI | 0.9926 GPI | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPI | 0.9447 GPI | 1.04 GPI | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 82 Burkina Faso 1.01 GPI compare
- 83 Dominican Republic 1.01 GPI compare
- 84 Iran 1 GPI compare
- 86 Grenada 1 GPI compare
- 87 Saint Lucia 1 GPI compare
- 88 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 GPI compare
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 school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Malta?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index in Malta was 1 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPI in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9186 GPI in 1972.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index?
- Malta ranks 85th out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.