Malta vs Portugal: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)
Malta
84.0%
in 2025
Portugal
83.1%
in 2025
Malta rank
53rd
Portugal rank
54th
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports 84.0% against 83.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.9%.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 54th of 164 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 24.4% | 2.8% | Malta |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 37.6% | 3.1% | Malta |
| 2000s | 56.2% | 52.0% | 4.2% | Malta |
| 2010s | 72.6% | 69.1% | 3.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.6% | 0.9% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data), Malta or Portugal?
- Malta, at 84.0% against 83.1% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) between Malta and Portugal?
- 0.9%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Malta ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 54th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release