Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Malta
Malta: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.13 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.13 modelled data
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
48th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.16 modelled data
in 2004
All-time low
0.6767 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malta, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malta stood at 1.13 modelled data.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malta peaked at 1.16 modelled data in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6767 modelled data, in 1981.
Malta ranks 48th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Malta, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6767 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.7004 modelled data | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7239 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.7486 modelled data | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7734 modelled data | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.7965 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8179 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8422 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8644 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.8805 modelled data | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.9005 modelled data | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.9234 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.9465 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.9745 modelled data | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9985 modelled data | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.03 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1.05 modelled data | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.08 modelled data | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1.1 modelled data | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 1.12 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.13 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.14 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 1.15 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.16 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.16 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.15 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.15 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.14 modelled data | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.14 modelled data | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.14 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.13 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.13 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.12 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.13 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.13 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.13 modelled data | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.13 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.06 modelled data, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.13 modelled data is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.1 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7715 modelled data | 0.6767 modelled data | 0.8644 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9884 modelled data | 0.8805 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 1.16 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 modelled data | 1.12 modelled data | 1.15 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 1.13 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malta?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Malta was 1.13 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 modelled data in 2004.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6767 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Malta rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release