What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Japan and Malta?

0 5 year moving average, with Japan ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Malta: GOAL 4: Quality Education

Japan

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

Malta

0.833 5 year moving average

in 2023

Japan rank

68th

Malta rank

68th

GOAL 4: Quality Education over time

Japan
Malta

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in Malta, a difference of 0 5 year moving average.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Malta ahead.

Japan ranks 68th and Malta ranks 68th of 214 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Malta	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 5 year moving average	0.1665 5 year moving average	0.1665 5 year moving average	Malta
2010s	0.3738 5 year moving average	0.3828 5 year moving average	0.009 5 year moving average	Malta
2020s	0.5992 5 year moving average	0.522 5 year moving average	0.0772 5 year moving average	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goal 4: quality education, Japan or Malta?: Japan, at 0.833 5 year moving average against 0.833 5 year moving average in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in goal 4: quality education between Japan and Malta?: 0 5 year moving average, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for goal 4: quality education?: Japan ranks 68th and Malta ranks 68th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: GOAL 4: Quality Education (5 year moving average)
Unit: 5 year moving average
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

SDG Goal 4 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database