Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Malta
Malta: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9987 index in 2023. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Malta stood at 0.9987 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Malta peaked at 1.03 index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9862 index, in 2005.
Malta ranks 93rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Malta, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.9966 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9939 index | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9954 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9862 index | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1 index | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9993 index | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9965 index | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9912 index | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9973 index | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1 index | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.03 index | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9928 index | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9894 index | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9907 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9921 index | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.999 index | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9994 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9987 index | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9987 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 100% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9987 index is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9987 index, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9969 index | 0.9862 index | 1 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9894 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9973 index | 0.9921 index | 0.9994 index | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Malta?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Malta was 0.9987 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 index in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9862 index in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malta ranks 93rd out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.