Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 LPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta, 2000β2023
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%.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
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