Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta is 1 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9123 LPIA, in 2000.
Malta ranks 8th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational primary location LPIA in Malta, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9123 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9973 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.999 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9933 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9873 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9953 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9974 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9884 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9989 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.982 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9123 LPIA | 0.9123 LPIA | 0.9123 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9985 LPIA | 0.9873 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9994 LPIA | 0.9884 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta was 1 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9123 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, 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