Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 92.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta is 92.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta peaked at 92.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2011.
Malta ranks 32nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 65.1% | 86.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 82.4% | 92.3% | 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 92.3% 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 92.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Malta ranks 32nd 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 28.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release