Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Malta
Malta: Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 97.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, total in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Malta recorded 97.1% for primary completion rate, total in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, total in Malta peaked at 102.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2009.
Malta ranks 71st 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, total (% of relevant age group) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102.5% | — |
| 2002 | 102.4% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 101.5% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 101.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 102.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 102.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 101.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 95.6% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 102.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 97.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.4%, 100% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 97.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 93.9%, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.1% | 95.6% | 102.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 96.6% | 102.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 98.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More aid effectiveness data for Malta
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Austria 10,000 current US$ (2001)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Canada 40,000 current US$ (2002)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, European Union institutions 10.92 million current US$ (2002)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Switzerland 390,000 current US$ (2002)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Germany -620,000 current US$ (2002)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, France 330,000 current US$ (2002)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, United Kingdom 90,000 current US$ (2002)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Italy -30,000 current US$ (2002)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Japan 180,000 current US$ (2002)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total 11.15 million current US$ (2002)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, total in Malta?
- Primary completion rate, total in Malta was 97.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 102.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for primary completion rate, total?
- Malta ranks 71st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, total (% 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.