Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in Malta
Malta: Theoretical duration of upper secondary education was 4 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
4 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 209 countries
All-time high
4 years
in 2012
All-time low
2 years
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4 years for theoretical duration of upper secondary education in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of upper secondary education in Malta peaked at 4 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1970.
That places Malta 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 years | 2 years | 4 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 5 Austria 4 years compare
- 5 Bangladesh 4 years compare
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- 5 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4 years compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 years compare
- 5 Bulgaria 4 years compare
- 5 Chile 4 years compare
- 5 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4 years compare
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- 5 Czechia 4 years compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 4 years compare
- 5 Eritrea 4 years compare
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- 5 Haiti 4 years compare
- 5 Hungary 4 years compare
- 5 Iceland 4 years compare
- 5 India 4 years compare
- 5 Iran 4 years compare
- 5 Kenya 4 years compare
- 5 Kiribati 4 years compare
- 5 Luxembourg 4 years compare
- 5 Mauritius 4 years compare
- 5 Micronesia (Federated States of) 4 years compare
- 5 Montenegro 4 years compare
- 5 Nepal 4 years compare
- 5 North Macedonia 4 years compare
- 5 Pakistan 4 years compare
- 5 Palau 4 years compare
- 5 Papua New Guinea 4 years compare
- 5 Romania 4 years compare
- 5 Serbia 4 years compare
- 5 Seychelles 4 years compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 4 years compare
- 5 Slovak Republic 4 years compare
- 5 Slovenia 4 years compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 4 years compare
- 5 Somalia 4 years compare
- 5 South Sudan 4 years compare
- 5 Sri Lanka 4 years compare
- 5 Switzerland 4 years compare
- 5 Tunisia 4 years compare
- 5 Türkiye 4 years compare
- 5 United Kingdom 4 years compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 4 years compare
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is theoretical duration of upper secondary education in Malta?
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in Malta was 4 years in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of upper secondary education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of upper secondary education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1970.
- How does Malta rank for theoretical duration of upper secondary education?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 209 countries with data for 2020.
- Is theoretical duration of upper secondary education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of grades (years) in upper secondary education.