Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Malta
Malta: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 14 years in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 215 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 1970
All-time low
14 years
in 2012
Years of data
56
1970–2025
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Malta, 1970–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Malta stood at 14 years. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Malta peaked at 16 years in 1970 and was at its lowest, 14 years, in 2012.
That places Malta 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Malta, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16 years | — |
| 1971 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14 years | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16 years | 16 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4 years | 14 years | 16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 years | 14 years | 14 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 179 Aruba 14 years compare
- 179 United Arab Emirates 14 years compare
- 179 Austria 14 years compare
- 179 Belgium 14 years compare
- 179 Bangladesh 14 years compare
- 179 Bulgaria 14 years compare
- 179 Bahamas 14 years compare
- 179 Bermuda 14 years compare
- 179 Bolivia 14 years compare
- 179 Barbados 14 years compare
- 179 Brunei 14 years compare
- 179 Chile 14 years compare
- 179 Democratic Republic of Congo 14 years compare
- 179 Cayman Islands 14 years compare
- 179 Eritrea 14 years compare
- 179 Western Sahara 14 years compare
- 179 Micronesia (country) 14 years compare
- 179 United Kingdom 14 years compare
- 179 Gibraltar 14 years compare
- 179 India 14 years compare
- 179 Italy 14 years compare
- 179 Kenya 14 years compare
- 179 Sri Lanka 14 years compare
- 179 Marshall Islands 14 years compare
- 179 Myanmar 14 years compare
- 179 Mauritius 14 years compare
- 179 Palau 14 years compare
- 179 Singapore 14 years compare
- 179 San Marino 14 years compare
- 179 Somalia 14 years compare
- 179 South Sudan 14 years compare
- 179 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 14 years compare
- 179 Turkey 14 years compare
More education data for Malta
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Malta?
- Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Malta was 14 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1970.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 years in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
- Malta ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release