Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 62.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 62.7% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta peaked at 62.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2011.
Malta ranks 57th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 29.0% | — |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 36.1% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 37.3% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +19.8% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +14.2% |
| 2020 | 48.7% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +15.5% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | +11.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 62.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.8%, 77% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malta's 62.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51.1%, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 27.5% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 48.7% | 62.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
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 62.7% in 2023, 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 62.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malta ranks 57th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. 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 upper 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