School life expectancy, primary, female in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.86 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Malta, 2001β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, female in Malta is 5.86 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Malta peaked at 6.26 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.81 years, in 2009.
Malta ranks 102nd of 209 countries on this measure, 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 | 6.12 years | 5.81 years | 6.26 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.03 years | 5.91 years | 6.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.86 years | 5.85 years | 5.87 years | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,941 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Malta?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Malta was 5.86 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.81 years in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Malta ranks 102nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release