Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 40.6% in 2015. β² Rising
Latest (2015)
40.6%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
40th
of 43 countries
All-time high
40.6%
in 2015
All-time low
30.8%
in 2009
Years of data
7
2009β2015
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta, 2009β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta is 40.6%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Malta ranks 40th of 43 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 32.5% | 40.6% | 6 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta was 40.6% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malta ranks 40th out of 43 countries with data for 2015.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release