School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malta is 1.1 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malta peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9832 GPIA, in 2010.
Malta ranks 32nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9987 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9928 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9832 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.1 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.04 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9928 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9832 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 1.1 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malta?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Malta was 1.1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9832 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release