Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta

Malta: Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9981 index in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.9981 index
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
148th
of 165 regions
All-time high
0.9983 index
in 2003
All-time low
0.9975 index
in 2017
Years of data
45
1981–2025

Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta, 1981–2025

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

The most recent figure for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta is 0.9981 index, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta peaked at 0.9983 index in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.9975 index, in 2017.

Malta ranks 148th of 165 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9979 index 0.9979 index 0.9981 index 9
1990s 0.998 index 0.9979 index 0.9981 index 10
2000s 0.998 index 0.9977 index 0.9983 index 10
2010s 0.9977 index 0.9975 index 0.9979 index 10
2020s 0.9979 index 0.9978 index 0.9981 index 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 145 Romania 0.9985 index compare
  2. 146 Serbia 0.9981 index compare
  3. 147 Tuvalu 0.9981 index compare
  4. 149 Azerbaijan 0.9977 index compare
  5. 150 Iceland 0.9973 index compare
  6. 151 Chile 0.997 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta?
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta was 0.9981 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.9983 index in 2003.
What is the lowest primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9975 index in 2017.
How does Malta rank for primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
Malta ranks 148th out of 165 regions with data for 2025.
Is primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
165 places, 7,390 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal primary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.