Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Malta

Malta: Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 81.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81.72
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
39th
of 62 countries
All-time high
81.72
in 2023
All-time low
33.74
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Malta, 1990–2023

0204060801990200620231990: 33.71991: 351992: 36.21993: 37.61994: 39.41995: 41.11996: 43.11997: 451998: 46.61999: 47.92000: 49.22001: 50.32002: 51.62003: 532004: 54.72005: 56.52006: 58.52007: 60.42008: 62.22009: 642010: 65.82011: 67.82012: 69.62013: 71.22014: 72.52015: 73.62016: 74.52017: 75.52018: 76.52019: 77.52020: 78.62021: 79.82022: 80.82023: 81.7

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 36 Egypt 83.67 compare
  2. 37 Palestine, State of 83.19 compare
  3. 38 Germany 81.88 compare
  4. 40 Serbia 81.69 compare
  5. 41 Romania 81.22 compare
  6. 42 Portugal 81.2 compare

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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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Indicator
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
62 places, 2,014 data points, 1990–2023
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