Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 54.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Malta stood at 54.8%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.4% on the previous year and up 134.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Malta peaked at 54.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2005.
That places Malta 72nd out of 141 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Malta, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.1% | — |
| 2005 | 16.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -12.9% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | +20.7% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +17.7% |
| 2020 | 47.1% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +16.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 16.8% | 25.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 22.1% | 51.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 51.0% | 47.1% | 54.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Malta
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Malta?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Malta was 54.8% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Malta ranks 72nd out of 141 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.1%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.