Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
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. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta peaked at 1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8777 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Malta 27th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8777 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.9887 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9851 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9973 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9871 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9909 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9923 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9917 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9901 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9922 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9933 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9997 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9935 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9996 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9571 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9622 GPIA | 0.8777 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.9871 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9985 GPIA | 0.9935 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 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 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 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8777 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 134 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release