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

Malta: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 11.33 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
11.33
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
41st
of 93 countries
All-time high
11.33
in 2016
All-time low
7.48
in 2000
Years of data
10
2000–2016

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Malta, 2000–2016

02.557.51012.52000200820162000: 7.52005: 9.82007: 9.92010: 10.32011: 10.52012: 10.82013: 11.12014: 11.22015: 11.32016: 11.3

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2016, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Malta stood at 11.33. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Malta peaked at 11.33 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.48, in 2000.

That places Malta 41st out of 93 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Malta, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes in Malta, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 7.48
2005 9.81 +31.2%
2007 9.88 +0.8%
2010 10.33 +4.6%
2011 10.5 +1.6%
2012 10.83 +3.1%
2013 11.06 +2.2%
2014 11.16 +0.9%
2015 11.25 +0.8%
2016 11.33 +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.06 7.48 9.88 3
2010s 10.92 10.33 11.33 7

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 38 Ireland 11.52 compare
  2. 39 France 11.48 compare
  3. 40 Bulgaria 11.36 compare
  4. 42 Serbia 11.16 compare
  5. 43 Argentina 11.16 compare
  6. 44 Romania 11.07 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Malta?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Malta was 11.33 in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 11.33 in 2016.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 7.48 in 2000.
How does Malta rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Malta ranks 41st out of 93 countries with data for 2016.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
93 places, 1,032 data points, 1970–2019
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Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s 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/