School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index was 1.37 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Malta, 1972–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.37 GPI for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Malta peaked at 1.44 GPI in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2508 GPI, in 1979.
That places Malta 55th out of 177 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, tertiary, gender parity index in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3884 GPI | — |
| 1973 | 0.4599 GPI | +18.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4727 GPI | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4557 GPI | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5424 GPI | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 0.362 GPI | -33.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3238 GPI | -10.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2508 GPI | -22.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3338 GPI | +33.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3158 GPI | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2721 GPI | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2852 GPI | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3546 GPI | +24.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4569 GPI | +28.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5149 GPI | +12.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5556 GPI | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6005 GPI | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6435 GPI | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7667 GPI | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8194 GPI | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9234 GPI | +12.7% |
| 1993 | 0.977 GPI | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 1.01 GPI | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9835 GPI | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.05 GPI | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 1.13 GPI | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 1.06 GPI | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.1 GPI | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 GPI | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 1.28 GPI | +6.6% |
| 2002 | 1.39 GPI | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 1.39 GPI | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.33 GPI | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.35 GPI | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.38 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.42 GPI | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.44 GPI | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.36 GPI | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 1.36 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.36 GPI | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.36 GPI | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.34 GPI | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.31 GPI | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.38 GPI | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.37 GPI | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.37 GPI | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.37 GPI | -0.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.37 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.36 GPI, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.37 GPI is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.15 GPI, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.407 GPI | 0.2508 GPI | 0.5424 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4333 GPI | 0.2721 GPI | 0.6435 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9815 GPI | 0.7667 GPI | 1.13 GPI | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 GPI | 1.2 GPI | 1.44 GPI | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 GPI | 1.31 GPI | 1.38 GPI | 9 |
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, tertiary, gender parity index in Malta?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index in Malta was 1.37 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 GPI in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2508 GPI in 1979.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index?
- Malta ranks 55th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, tertiary, 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.