Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female was 85.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 85.0% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta peaked at 85.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 59.4%, in 2011.
Malta ranks 35th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 67.1% | — |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 66.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 70.4% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -1.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 85.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.7%, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malta's 85.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 54.4%, 1.6× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.1% | 67.1% | 67.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 67.4% | 59.4% | 78.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 79.5% | 85.8% | 3 |
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 educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta was 85.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 85.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.4% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 94 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.0%. 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 Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release