Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malta

Malta: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index was 1.05 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1.05 GPI
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
42nd
of 142 countries
All-time high
1.15 GPI
in 2004
All-time low
0.7778 GPI
in 1991
Years of data
19
1990–2018

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malta, 1990–2018

00.250.50.7511.21990200420181990: 0.821 GPI1991: 0.778 GPI1998: 1 GPI1999: 0.893 GPI2000: 0.975 GPI2001: 0.98 GPI2002: 0.981 GPI2003: 0.988 GPI2004: 1.2 GPI2005: 0.97 GPI2006: 1 GPI2008: 1.1 GPI2012: 1 GPI2013: 1 GPI2014: 1.1 GPI2015: 1.1 GPI2016: 1.1 GPI2017: 1 GPI2018: 1 GPI

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.

Analysis

In 2018, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malta stood at 1.05 GPI.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malta peaked at 1.15 GPI in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.7778 GPI, in 1991.

Malta ranks 42nd of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI) in Malta, 1990 to 2018.
Year GPI Change
1990 0.8214 GPI —
1991 0.7778 GPI -5.3%
1998 1.05 GPI +34.6%
1999 0.8926 GPI -14.7%
2000 0.9749 GPI +9.2%
2001 0.9798 GPI +0.5%
2002 0.9812 GPI +0.1%
2003 0.9882 GPI +0.7%
2004 1.15 GPI +16.4%
2005 0.9697 GPI -15.7%
2006 1.03 GPI +5.9%
2008 1.09 GPI +6.3%
2012 1.02 GPI -6.6%
2013 1.03 GPI +0.8%
2014 1.06 GPI +2.9%
2015 1.1 GPI +3.7%
2016 1.06 GPI -3.1%
2017 1.04 GPI -2.1%
2018 1.05 GPI +0.5%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 1.05 GPI is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 GPI, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 1.05 GPI is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9683 GPI, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8846 GPI 0.7778 GPI 1.05 GPI 4
2000s 1.02 GPI 0.9697 GPI 1.15 GPI 8
2010s 1.05 GPI 1.02 GPI 1.1 GPI 7

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 39 Kyrgyzstan 1.05 GPI compare
  2. 40 Barbados 1.05 GPI compare
  3. 41 Mexico 1.05 GPI compare
  4. 43 Paraguay 1.05 GPI compare
  5. 44 Aruba 1.04 GPI compare
  6. 45 Belize 1.04 GPI compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malta?
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index in Malta was 1.05 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 GPI in 2004.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7778 GPI in 1991.
How does Malta rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index?
Malta ranks 42nd out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, gender parity index (GPI)
Unit
GPI
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 3,033 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Ratio of female total net enrolment rate for upper secondary to the male total net enrolment rate for upper secondary. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/