Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Chile or Malta?

Chile, at 16.34 years against 16.15 years in Malta as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malta?

31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Malta: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male

Chile

16.34 years

in 2018

Malta

16.15 years

in 2018

Chile rank

23rd

Malta rank

24th

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male over time

Chile
Malta

How they compare

Chile currently reports 16.34 years against 16.15 years in Malta, a difference of 0.19 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 23rd and Malta ranks 24th of 175 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11.52 years	12.08 years	0.5589 years	Malta
1980s	11.62 years	12.51 years	0.8964 years	Malta
1990s	12.48 years	13.83 years	1.35 years	Malta
2000s	14.18 years	14.39 years	0.2089 years	Malta
2010s	15.83 years	15.3 years	0.5287 years	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male, Chile or Malta?: Chile, at 16.34 years against 16.15 years in Malta as of 2018.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male between Chile and Malta?: 0.19 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Malta?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2018.
How do Chile and Malta rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?: Chile ranks 23rd and Malta ranks 24th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit: years
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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.