Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Malta
Malta: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 14 years in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
14 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 209 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 1970
All-time low
14 years
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Malta stood at 14 years. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% 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.
Malta ranks 174th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 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% |
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 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 174 Aruba 14 years compare
- 174 Austria 14 years compare
- 174 Bahamas 14 years compare
- 174 Bangladesh 14 years compare
- 174 Barbados 14 years compare
- 174 Belgium 14 years compare
- 174 Bermuda 14 years compare
- 174 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14 years compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 14 years compare
- 174 Cayman Islands 14 years compare
- 174 Chile 14 years compare
- 174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14 years compare
- 174 Curaçao 14 years compare
- 174 Dominican Republic 14 years compare
- 174 Eritrea 14 years compare
- 174 India 14 years compare
- 174 Iran, Islamic Republic of 14 years compare
- 174 Italy 14 years compare
- 174 Kenya 14 years compare
- 174 Mauritius 14 years compare
- 174 Micronesia, Federated States of 14 years compare
- 174 Myanmar 14 years compare
- 174 Palau 14 years compare
- 174 San Marino 14 years compare
- 174 Singapore 14 years compare
- 174 Sint Maarten 14 years compare
- 174 Somalia 14 years compare
- 174 South Sudan 14 years compare
- 174 Sri Lanka 14 years compare
- 174 Türkiye 14 years compare
- 174 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 2020, 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 174th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
- Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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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Age at which students would enter upper secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.