Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Malta
Malta: Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 97.98 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
97.98
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
29th
of 62 countries
All-time high
98.09
in 2008
All-time low
97.8
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Malta recorded 97.98 for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in 2023.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Malta peaked at 98.09 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 97.8, in 2017.
That places Malta 29th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.85 | — |
| 1991 | 97.88 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97.91 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.96 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.98 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.99 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.98 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.98 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.01 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.04 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.05 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.08 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.09 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.09 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.07 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.05 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.02 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.01 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.96 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.91 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.83 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.8 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.82 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.89 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.93 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.96 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.98 | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 97.98 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.42, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malta's 97.98 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 84.59, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.95 | 97.85 | 98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.03 | 97.98 | 98.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.93 | 97.8 | 98.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.94 | 97.89 | 97.98 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 26 Bosnia and Herzegovina 98.22 compare
- 27 Tajikistan 98.08 compare
- 28 Montenegro 97.99 compare
- 30 Armenia 97.86 compare
- 31 Iceland 97.62 compare
- 32 Palestine 97.58 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 education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Malta?
- Lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Malta was 97.98 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 98.09 in 2008.
- What is the lowest lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.8 in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Malta ranks 29th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lower secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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