Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 93.7% 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 93.7%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta peaked at 93.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.1%, in 2011.
That places Malta 31st out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 secondary education or in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 74.9% | — |
| 2010 | 77.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 70.1% | -9.0% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 76.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 77.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 85.5% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 92.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.9% | 74.9% | 74.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 70.1% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 85.5% | 93.7% | 4 |
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 93.7% 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 93.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.1% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Malta ranks 31st 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 23.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release