Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 55.8% in 2014. β² Rising
Latest (2014)
55.8%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
33rd
of 38 countries
All-time high
55.8%
in 2014
All-time low
40.4%
in 2009
Years of data
5
2009β2014
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta, 2009β2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 55.8% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Malta ranks 33rd of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.4% | 40.4% | 40.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 47.2% | 55.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 30 Netherlands 63.6% compare
- 31 Germany 62.9%
- 32 Brunei Darussalam 60.7%
- 34 Spain 55.7% compare
- 35 Italy 55.6% compare
- 36 Costa Rica 35.8% compare
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 55.8% in 2014, 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 55.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 38 countries with data for 2014.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release