Malta vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Lower secondary completion rate, male

Malta
97.7%
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
45.3%
in 2023
Malta rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
40th

Lower secondary completion rate, male over time

  • Malta
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 97.7% against 45.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 52.4%.

That makes Malta's figure about 2.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 187 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 92.9% 36.2% 56.6% Malta
2010s 97.8% 44.0% 53.8% Malta
2020s 98.4% 45.1% 53.3% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lower secondary completion rate, male, Malta or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Malta, at 97.7% against 45.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in lower secondary completion rate, male between Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
52.4%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Malta and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for lower secondary completion rate, male?
Malta ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group)
Unit
% of relevant age group
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,457 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.