School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) in Malta
Malta: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male Data) was 16.15 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 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, male in Malta is 16.15 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malta peaked at 16.15 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.13 years, in 1974.
Malta ranks 24th of 175 countries on this measure, 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, male (years) (male Data) in Malta, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 11.55 years | — |
| 1973 | 11.16 years | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 11.13 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 11.69 years | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 12.05 years | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 12.28 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 12.48 years | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 12.4 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 12.33 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 12.18 years | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 12.4 years | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 12.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 12.64 years | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 12.62 years | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 12.49 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 12.3 years | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 12.36 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 12.56 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 13.03 years | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 13.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 13.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 13.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 13.57 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 13.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.32 years | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 13.52 years | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 14 years | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 14.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.79 years | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 14.08 years | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 13.91 years | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.18 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 14.95 years | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 14.8 years | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 14.33 years | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 14.69 years | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.5 years | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 15.67 years | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 14.78 years | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 14.87 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 14.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 15.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 15.18 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 15.4 years | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.69 years | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 16.15 years | +2.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16.15 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.66 years, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 16.15 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 13.78 years, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.84 years | 11.13 years | 12.48 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.44 years | 12.18 years | 12.64 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.5 years | 13.03 years | 14.05 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.36 years | 13.79 years | 14.95 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.3 years | 14.78 years | 16.15 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 21 Switzerland 16.51 years compare
- 22 Argentina 16.43 years compare
- 23 Chile 16.34 years compare
- 25 Lithuania 16.13 years compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 16.07 years compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 16.06 years compare
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, male in Malta?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Malta was 16.15 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.15 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.13 years in 1974.
- How does Malta rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 46 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.