Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant female in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant female was 99.5% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Latest (2017)
99.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
18th
of 38 countries
All-time high
99.6%
in 2016
All-time low
99.2%
in 2011
Years of data
8
2010–2017
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Malta, 2010–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 99.5% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2017.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Malta ranks 18th of 38 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … primary non-immigrant female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 99.3% | — |
| 2011 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 99.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.7%, 100% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 99.5% in 2017, 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 99.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Malta ranks 18th out of 38 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release