School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 16.58 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Malta, 1971–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Malta stood at 16.58 years. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Malta peaked at 16.58 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.49 years, in 1971.
That places Malta 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Malta, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.49 years | — |
| 1972 | 10.91 years | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 10.69 years | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 10.6 years | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 11.13 years | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 11.5 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 11.7 years | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 11.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 11.74 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 11.83 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 11.62 years | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 11.9 years | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 11.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 12.15 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 12.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 12.15 years | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 11.99 years | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 12.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 12.27 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 12.68 years | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 12.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 12.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 13.11 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 13.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 13.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 13.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 13.97 years | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 13.91 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13.85 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 14.07 years | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 14 years | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 14.33 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 14.87 years | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 14.81 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 14.49 years | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 14.8 years | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 14.65 years | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 15.51 years | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 15.02 years | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 15.17 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 15.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 15.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.71 years | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 15.85 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.1 years | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 16.58 years | +3.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16.58 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.13 years, 1.0× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Malta's 16.58 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.96 years, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.17 years | 10.49 years | 11.81 years | 9 |
| 1980s | 12.01 years | 11.62 years | 12.27 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.29 years | 12.68 years | 13.97 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.43 years | 13.85 years | 14.87 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.62 years | 15.02 years | 16.58 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 to tertiary, both sexes in Malta?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Malta was 16.58 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.58 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.49 years in 1971.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.