Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Malta
Malta: Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 was 81.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Malta, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Malta stood at 81.72. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Malta peaked at 81.72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.74, in 1990.
That places Malta 39th out of 62 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Upper secondary education: SDG 4.1.2 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.74 | — |
| 1991 | 34.96 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 36.25 | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 37.65 | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 39.4 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 41.14 | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 43.08 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 44.98 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 46.58 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 47.93 | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 49.18 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 50.31 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 51.56 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 53 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 54.68 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 56.53 | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 58.51 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 60.41 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 62.23 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 63.96 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 65.84 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 67.8 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 69.58 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 71.19 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 72.51 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 73.62 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 74.54 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 75.45 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76.47 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 77.5 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 78.64 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 79.76 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 80.77 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 81.72 | +1.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 81.72 is below the median for high income countries, which is 86.4, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malta's 81.72 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 58.07, 1.4× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.57 | 33.74 | 47.93 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.04 | 49.18 | 63.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.45 | 65.84 | 77.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.22 | 78.64 | 81.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Malta?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Malta was 81.72 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 81.72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.74 in 1990.
- How does Malta rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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