Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male was 94.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta stood at 94.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta peaked at 94.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2011.
Malta ranks 30th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower urban male in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 77.9% | — |
| 2010 | 80.3% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 75.3% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 89.6% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +1.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 94.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.9%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malta's 94.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.8%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.9% | 77.9% | 77.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.4% | 75.3% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 88.4% | 94.9% | 4 |
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 94.9% in 2023, 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 94.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Malta ranks 30th out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release