Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Malta
Malta: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with primary was 33.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Malta stood at 33.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Malta peaked at 62.1% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2005.
That places Malta 44th 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 25+ with primary in Malta, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.8% | — |
| 1965 | 62.1% | +22.2% |
| 1970 | 58.6% | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 53.9% | -8.2% |
| 1980 | 45.2% | -16.0% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | -8.0% |
| 1990 | 36.0% | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 31.2% | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 29.4% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.5% | 50.8% | 62.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 56.3% | 53.9% | 58.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 43.4% | 41.6% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 31.2% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.3% | 29.2% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 41 Guyana 34.4% compare
- 42 Mauritania 33.9% compare
- 43 Iraq 33.4% compare
- 45 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.7% compare
- 46 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 32.5% compare
- 47 Spain 32.5% compare
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 25+ with primary in Malta?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary in Malta was 33.0% 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 25+ with primary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with primary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. 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 25+ 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 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)