Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malta
Malta: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 25.1% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malta, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Malta recorded 25.1% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
The figure is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malta peaked at 33.2% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 1960.
Malta ranks 24th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.5% | — |
| 1965 | 11.7% | +23.5% |
| 1970 | 26.3% | +124.4% |
| 1975 | 33.2% | +26.6% |
| 1980 | 30.8% | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 26.7% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 23.9% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 29.8% | 26.3% | 33.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 29.5% | 30.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.3% | 23.9% | 26.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 22.6% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malta?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Malta was 25.1% 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 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary