Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Malta
Malta: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 97.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 97.7% for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Malta peaked at 105.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2022.
That places Malta 135th out of 217 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.3% | 98.1% | 105.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 99.0% | 102.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.5% | 98.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,941 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Malta?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Malta was 97.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 105.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Malta ranks 135th out of 217 regions with data for 2023.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.