Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 132 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.8841 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malta peaked at 1 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8841 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Malta 23rd out of 132 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8841 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9884 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9575 GPIA | 0.8841 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 20 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 21 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Bermuda 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Canada 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 France 1 GPIA compare
- 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Croatia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 23 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
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 some primary (isced 1), population in Malta?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malta was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8841 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 132 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release