Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 56.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 56.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta peaked at 56.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
That places Malta 72nd out of 142 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 26.7% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -9.3% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 35.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 38.1% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 52.0% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +16.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 56.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.5%, 71% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malta's 56.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 50.8%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 20.4% | 28.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 25.9% | 52.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 48.3% | 56.2% | 2 |
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 56.2% in 2021, 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 56.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malta ranks 72nd out of 142 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release