Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 99.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta is 99.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2000.
That places Malta 18th out of 106 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.6% | — |
| 2010 | 99.3% | +21.6% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 99.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's 99.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 87.8%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.6% | 81.6% | 81.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.1% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 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 99.8% 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 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malta ranks 18th out of 106 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 1.3%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release