Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1.01 LPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.9487 LPIA
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 LPIA.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9487 LPIA, in 2000.
That places Malta 7th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Malta, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9487 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9907 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9988 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9905 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9871 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9986 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9927 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 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 0.9994 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 0.9945 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9751 LPIA | 0.9487 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9986 LPIA | 0.9871 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 0.9927 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 4 Luxembourg 1.01 LPIA compare
- 5 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 6 Serbia 1 LPIA compare
- 8 Switzerland 1 LPIA compare
- 9 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 10 Tajikistan 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 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 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9487 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 99 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 1.2%. 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 rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release