Duration of compulsory education in years in Malta
Malta: Duration of compulsory education in years was 11 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 73 countries
All-time high
11
in 1998
All-time low
11
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in years in Malta, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malta recorded 11 for duration of compulsory education in years in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in years in Malta peaked at 11 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11, in 1998.
That places Malta 19th out of 73 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 19 Slovak Republic 11 compare
- 19 Ukraine 11 compare
- 19 Latvia 11 compare
- 19 Monaco 11 compare
- 19 Belarus 11 compare
- 19 Uzbekistan 11 compare
- 19 Russia 11 compare
- 19 Switzerland 11 compare
- 19 United Kingdom 11 compare
- 19 Lithuania 11 compare
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in years in Malta?
- Duration of compulsory education in years in Malta was 11 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education in years recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 1998.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education in years recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for duration of compulsory education in years?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education in years rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Duration of compulsory education in years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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