Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.9245 LPIA
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malta stood at 1 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Malta peaked at 1 LPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9245 LPIA, in 2000.
Malta ranks 6th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Malta, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9245 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9068 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9622 LPIA | 0.9245 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 3 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 5 Brunei 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 France 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 6 United States 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- 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)
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 LPIA 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 LPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9245 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Malta ranks 6th out of 95 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release