Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malta
Malta: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 25.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malta, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Malta recorded 25.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malta peaked at 51.9% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 64th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malta, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.2% | — |
| 1965 | 51.9% | +12.4% |
| 1970 | 47.2% | -9.2% |
| 1975 | 40.8% | -13.5% |
| 1980 | 33.1% | -18.9% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | -4.7% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 23.8% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.1% | 46.2% | 51.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 44.0% | 40.8% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 31.5% | 33.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.5% | 23.8% | 27.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 23.4% | 23.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 25.6% | 25.6% | 1 |
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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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malta?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Malta was 25.6% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- Malta ranks 64th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)