Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta
Malta: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9997 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.9997 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
133rd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2023
All-time low
0.9971 index
in 2008
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.9997 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta peaked at 1 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9971 index, in 2008.
Malta ranks 133rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9984 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9989 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9984 index | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9988 index | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9991 index | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9991 index | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9992 index | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9991 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9994 index | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9995 index | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9991 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9988 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.9984 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9984 index | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.9983 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9988 index | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9988 index | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9987 index | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9985 index | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9988 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9988 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9986 index | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9985 index | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9984 index | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9979 index | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9974 index | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9971 index | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9977 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9977 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9976 index | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9978 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9982 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9987 index | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9988 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9991 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9991 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9991 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9992 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9994 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9996 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9999 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9997 index | -0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9997 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9997 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9989 index | 0.9984 index | 0.9994 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9988 index | 0.9983 index | 0.9995 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9981 index | 0.9971 index | 0.9988 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9985 index | 0.9976 index | 0.9992 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9998 index | 0.9994 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More gender data for Malta
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 67.52 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 487.71 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 487.71 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.4066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 2,056 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 2,200 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 2,070 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 2,220 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 2,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Malta was 0.9997 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9971 index in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Malta ranks 133rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.