School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 17.05 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malta, 1972–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malta is 17.05 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malta peaked at 17.05 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.09 years, in 1974.
That places Malta 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Malta, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 10.28 years | — |
| 1973 | 10.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 10.09 years | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 10.61 years | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 10.98 years | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 11.13 years | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 11.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 11.08 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 11.32 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 11.05 years | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 11.37 years | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 11.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 11.63 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 11.8 years | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 11.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 11.67 years | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 11.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 11.95 years | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 12.31 years | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 12.45 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 12.58 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 12.79 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 12.82 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 13.02 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 13.41 years | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 13.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 13.94 years | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 13.76 years | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 13.92 years | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 14.06 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 14.5 years | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 14.78 years | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 14.83 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 14.66 years | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 14.91 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 14.81 years | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 15.33 years | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 15.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 15.48 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 15.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.81 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 16.27 years | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 16.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.05 years | +3.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 17.05 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 17.05 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.42 years, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.69 years | 10.09 years | 11.14 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.58 years | 11.05 years | 11.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.05 years | 12.31 years | 13.94 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.51 years | 13.92 years | 14.91 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.97 years | 15.28 years | 17.05 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malta?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Malta was 17.05 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 17.05 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.09 years in 1974.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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, female (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.