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. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 98 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2009
Years of data
15
2009–2023
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malta, 2009–2023
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 15 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, 1 GPIA, in 2009.
That places Malta 10th out of 98 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 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 | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 7 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
- 8 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Belgium 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Switzerland 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 10 France 1 GPIA compare
- 10 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Croatia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Slovenia 1 GPIA compare
- 10 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 10 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Malta
- 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 (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)
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 1 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 98 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 flat.
- 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release