Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Malta
Malta: Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) was 97.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary completion rate, total 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, total in Malta stood at 97.3%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Malta peaked at 104.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 84.9%, in 2001.
That places Malta 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 84.9% | — |
| 2002 | 91.7% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 96.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 103.7% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 102.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 104.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 100.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.7% | 84.9% | 98.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 95.1% | 104.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.3% | 98.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 42 Uzbekistan 97.6% compare
- 43 Kazakhstan 97.4% compare
- 44 Fiji 97.3% compare
- 46 Barbados 97.3% compare
- 47 Cayman Islands 97.3% compare
- 48 South Korea 97.3% compare
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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Malta?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Malta was 97.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 104.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.9% in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Malta ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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, total (% 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.