School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 3.21 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malta, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malta is 3.21 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malta peaked at 3.21 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0698 years, in 1982.
Malta ranks 56th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.2435 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.2681 years | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2352 years | -12.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2716 years | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3107 years | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2469 years | -20.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2124 years | -14.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1204 years | -43.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0803 years | -33.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0826 years | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0698 years | -15.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0775 years | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1234 years | +59.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1619 years | +31.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1929 years | +19.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2061 years | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.222 years | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2724 years | +22.7% |
| 1990 | 0.45 years | +65.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5703 years | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6867 years | +20.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8928 years | +30.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9834 years | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 1.07 years | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.16 years | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 1.19 years | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.37 years | +14.6% |
| 1999 | 1.32 years | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.23 years | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.47 years | +19.4% |
| 2002 | 1.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.81 years | +22.8% |
| 2004 | 1.55 years | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 1.87 years | +20.9% |
| 2006 | 1.78 years | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 2 years | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 1.92 years | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2.07 years | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.14 years | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.31 years | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.44 years | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 2.49 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.47 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.66 years | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 2.71 years | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.98 years | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 3.21 years | +7.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.21 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.6 years, 89% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 3.21 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2.27 years, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2386 years | 0.1204 years | 0.3107 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.1489 years | 0.0698 years | 0.2724 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9689 years | 0.45 years | 1.37 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 years | 1.23 years | 2.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6 years | 2.14 years | 3.21 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 53 Georgia 3.29 years compare
- 54 Kazakhstan 3.28 years compare
- 55 Algeria 3.22 years compare
- 57 Libya 3.18 years compare
- 58 Montenegro 3.12 years compare
- 59 Costa Rica 3.11 years compare
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, tertiary, female in Malta?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Malta was 3.21 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.21 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0698 years in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Malta ranks 56th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.