Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Malta recorded 99.8% for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Malta peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2000.
That places Malta 17th out of 135 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Malta, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.7% | — |
| 2005 | 95.6% | +31.6% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.9% | 72.7% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.2% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 98.6% | 99.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Malta?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Malta was 99.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Malta ranks 17th out of 135 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ years, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed primary education.