Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1.01 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.8439 GPIA
in 2000
Years of data
16
2000–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta is 1 GPIA, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8439 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Malta 26th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8439 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9928 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9969 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9901 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9872 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9891 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9868 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.913 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9252 GPIA | 0.8439 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9949 GPIA | 0.9872 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9967 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 23 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 24 Czechia 1 GPIA compare
- 25 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Germany 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 26 France 1 GPIA compare
- 26 United Kingdom 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Iceland 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Russia 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Sweden 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 26 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA 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 rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta was 1 GPIA 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 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8439 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malta ranks 26th 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 0.3%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release