Malta vs Singapore: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Malta
11.05
in 2016
Singapore
11.18
in 2018
Malta rank
42nd
Singapore rank
41st

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Malta
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 11.18 against 11.05 in Malta, a difference of 0.13.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 42nd and Singapore ranks 41st of 91 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 9.41 9.94 0.5347 Singapore
2010s 10.57 10.83 0.2628 Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Malta or Singapore?
Singapore, at 11.18 against 11.05 in Malta as of 2018.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Malta and Singapore?
0.13, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Singapore?
9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Malta and Singapore rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Malta ranks 42nd and Singapore ranks 41st of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/