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 11.05 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
11.05
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
42nd
of 91 countries
All-time high
11.05
in 2016
All-time low
6.78
in 2000
Years of data
10
2000–2016

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

02.557.5102000200820162000: 6.82005: 9.42007: 9.52010: 9.92011: 10.12012: 10.42013: 10.72014: 10.82015: 10.92016: 11.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2016, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Malta stood at 11.05. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Malta peaked at 11.05 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.78, in 2000.

Malta ranks 42nd of 91 countries on this measure, 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, female in Malta, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 6.78
2005 9.36 +38.1%
2007 9.46 +1.0%
2010 9.94 +5.1%
2011 10.06 +1.2%
2012 10.43 +3.7%
2013 10.71 +2.6%
2014 10.82 +1.1%
2015 10.94 +1.1%
2016 11.05 +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.53 6.78 9.46 3
2010s 10.57 9.94 11.05 7

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 39 Qatar 11.28 compare
  2. 40 France 11.27 compare
  3. 41 Singapore 11.18 compare
  4. 43 Fiji 11 compare
  5. 44 Romania 10.76 compare
  6. 45 Serbia 10.76 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 11.05 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 11.05 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 6.78 in 2000.
How does Malta rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Malta ranks 42nd out of 91 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 18.1%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. 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, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 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 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/