Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 secondary education or 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% |
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
- 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 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