Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population was 56.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Malta, 2000–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Malta stood at 56.2%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 105.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Malta peaked at 56.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 71st of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 20.4% | 28.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 25.9% | 52.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 48.3% | 56.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,941 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.8% (2023)
- Labor force, female 41.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 323,052 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Malta?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population in Malta was 56.2% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population?
- Malta ranks 71st out of 142 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 105.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.