Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 92.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malta, 2005–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Malta recorded 92.3% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malta peaked at 92.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 2007.
That places Malta 34th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malta, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58.8% | — |
| 2007 | 58.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 63.4% | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 68.6% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 72.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 82.2% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.4% | 58.0% | 58.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 72.5% | 63.4% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 82.2% | 92.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,666 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 275.01 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,832 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malta?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Malta was 92.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.