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
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Malta stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% 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, 82.8%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 19th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ in Malta, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82.8% | — |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +16.8% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.1% | 82.8% | 99.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.5% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 99.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21,120 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,666 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 275.01 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.17 % change on previous year (2023)
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 82.8% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 134 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 0.9%. 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, male (%) (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.