Malta vs South Africa: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and

Malta
10.22
in 2016
South Africa
10.37
in 2020
Malta rank
53rd
South Africa rank
51st

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and over time

  • Malta
  • South Africa
02.557.510199520072020

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 10.37 against 10.22 in Malta, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 51st of 90 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 10.12 9.41 0.7044 Malta
2010s 10.15 10.06 0.0808 Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and, Malta or South Africa?
South Africa, at 10.37 against 10.22 in Malta as of 2020.
What is the difference in average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and between Malta and South Africa?
0.15, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Africa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2016.
How do Malta and South Africa rank globally for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Malta ranks 53rd and South Africa ranks 51st of 90 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malta vs South Africa: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and. Statizoid. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-17-and-above-male/malta/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/average-number-of-completed-years-in-formal-education-aged-17-and-above-male/malta/south-africa/">Malta vs South Africa: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, male
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,231 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed