Malta vs Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or

Malta
47.6%
in 2022
Spain
45.4%
in 2023
Malta rank
51st
Spain rank
53rd

Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or over time

  • Malta
  • Spain
01020304050197019962023

How they compare

Malta currently reports 47.6% against 45.4% in Spain, a difference of 2.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Spain ahead.

Malta ranks 51st and Spain ranks 53rd of 109 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 19.2% 31.6% 12.4% Spain
2010s 30.1% 36.3% 6.3% Spain
2020s 46.5% 44.0% 2.4% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or, Malta or Spain?
Malta, at 47.6% against 45.4% in Spain as of 2022.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or between Malta and Spain?
2.2%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Malta and Spain rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
Malta ranks 51st and Spain ranks 53rd of 109 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malta vs Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-rate-completed-upper-secondary-education-or-higher-population-25-10/malta/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-rate-completed-upper-secondary-education-or-higher-population-25-10/malta/spain/">Malta vs Spain: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
109 places, 1,692 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release