Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Malta
Malta: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 29.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Malta, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Malta is 29.6%, measured in 2010.
That represents a change of up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Malta peaked at 56.9% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
That places Malta 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Malta, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.6% | — |
| 1965 | 56.9% | +14.8% |
| 1970 | 51.4% | -9.6% |
| 1975 | 44.4% | -13.7% |
| 1980 | 36.7% | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 35.0% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 30.2% | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 26.6% | -11.9% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.3% | 49.6% | 56.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 47.9% | 44.4% | 51.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 35.8% | 35.0% | 36.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 26.6% | 30.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 26.0% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Malta?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Malta was 29.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)