Libya vs Malta: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education

Libya
3 years
in 2025
Malta
3 years
in 2025
Libya rank
88th
Malta rank
88th

Theoretical duration of lower secondary education over time

  • Libya
  • Malta
012345197019972025

How they compare

Libya currently reports 3 years against 3 years in Malta, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 88th and Malta ranks 88th of 215 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 3 years 5 years 2 years Malta
1980s 3 years 5 years 2 years Malta
1990s 3 years 5 years 2 years Malta
2000s 3 years 5 years 2 years Malta
2010s 3 years 3.4 years 0.4 years Malta
2020s 3 years 3 years 0 years

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher theoretical duration of lower secondary education, Libya or Malta?
Libya, at 3 years against 3 years in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in theoretical duration of lower secondary education between Libya and Malta?
0 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Malta?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Libya and Malta rank globally for theoretical duration of lower secondary education?
Libya ranks 88th and Malta ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years). 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

Libya vs Malta: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/theoretical-duration-of-lower-secondary-education-years-2/libya/malta/

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/theoretical-duration-of-lower-secondary-education-years-2/libya/malta/">Libya vs Malta: Theoretical duration of lower secondary education</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
221 places, 11,823 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release