Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 90.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta, 2009–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta stood at 90.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Malta peaked at 90.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 2011.
That places Malta 32nd out of 94 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.4% | 72.4% | 72.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 65.1% | 87.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 81.1% | 90.1% | 2 |
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 90.1% 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 90.1% in 2022.
- 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 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 29.9%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release