Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Malta is 99.8%, measured 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 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Malta peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 19th of 136 countries on this measure, 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+ yea in Malta, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.6% | — |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +23.9% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.5% | 77.6% | 99.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 97.8% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Malta?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 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+ yea recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, total (%) (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.