Lower secondary completion rate, male in Malta
Malta: Lower secondary completion rate, male was 97.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2023, lower secondary completion rate, male in Malta stood at 97.7%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, male in Malta peaked at 104.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 2001.
Malta ranks 39th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 74.3% | — |
| 2002 | 88.8% | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 99.2% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 92.8% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 104.7% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 101.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 104.1% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 92.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 94.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.9% | 74.3% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 92.2% | 104.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.7% | 99.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,666 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 275.01 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,832 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary completion rate, male in Malta?
- Lower secondary completion rate, male in Malta was 97.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 104.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for lower secondary completion rate, male?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, male (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.