Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Malta
Malta: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 97.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, primary completion rate, female in Malta stood at 97.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Malta peaked at 102.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2009.
Malta ranks 73rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102.6% | — |
| 2002 | 102.4% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 101.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 102.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 102.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 102.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 102.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 101.1% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 98.9% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 100.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 100.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 100.1% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.2% | 94.7% | 102.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 97.0% | 101.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 95.8% | 99.5% | 4 |
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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 primary completion rate, female in Malta?
- Primary completion rate, female in Malta was 97.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 102.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Malta ranks 73rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.