Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Malta

Primary completion rate in Malta in 2023 — 97.1%. Ranked 59 in the world out of 137. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 5.42 pp.

2023 97.1% +0.05 pp vs 2022
World rank 59of 137
Period maximum 102.73%2005
Period minimum 95.6%2009

Trend over time

2001–2023 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Malta, 2001–2023949698100102104200120042007201020132016201920222001: 102.52%2002: 102.38%2003: 101.47%2004: 101.77%2005: 102.73%2006: 102.03%2007: 99.33%2008: 101.77%2009: 95.6%2010: 102.04%2011: 99.4%2012: 99.14%2013: 99.77%2014: 97.48%2015: 96.58%2016: 98.45%2017: 98.57%2018: 98.89%2019: 97.83%2020: 97.2%2021: 98.94%2022: 97.05%2023: 97.1%
Change over the period: −5.42 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 97.1%
World 87.32%
Southern Europe computed 98.98%
Primary completion rate — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 97.1 +0.05 pp
2022 97.05 −1.89 pp
2021 98.94 +1.74 pp
2020 97.2 −0.62 pp
2019 97.83 −1.06 pp
2018 98.89 +0.32 pp
2017 98.57 +0.12 pp
2016 98.45 +1.87 pp
2015 96.58 −0.9 pp
2014 97.48 −2.29 pp
2013 99.77 +0.63 pp
2012 99.14 −0.26 pp
2011 99.4 −2.64 pp
2010 102.04 +6.44 pp
2009 95.6 −6.17 pp
2008 101.77 +2.44 pp
2007 99.33 −2.7 pp
2006 102.03 −0.7 pp
2005 102.73 +0.96 pp
2004 101.77 +0.3 pp
2003 101.47 −0.9 pp
2002 102.38 −0.14 pp
2001 102.52

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.