Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Malta

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Malta was 30.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 0.1 pts from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

202530.1%

Change on 2024+0.1 pts

Rank4th of 27EU countries ranked

Series high81.92000

Series low302024

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Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Malta, 2000 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.

All 26 values

Period	%
2025	30.1
2024	30
2023	31.4
2022	34.5
2021	37.1 Series break
2020	40.5
2019	42.1
2018	45
2017	48
2016	50.6
2015	53.2
2014	55.4 Series break
2013	58.5
2012	61.5
2011	64.2 Series break
2010	67.2
2009	69.2
2008	72.2
2007	73.4
2006	73.5
2005	74.8 Series break
2004	76.4
2003	80.2
2002	81.6
2001	80.7
2000	81.9

Compared with European Union (27)

Place	2025
Malta	30.1
European Union (27)	18.8

Malta compared with nearby places

Under 9.4
9.4 to 11
11 to 15
15 to 18
18 and over

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, 2025, %. Malta is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

EU countries by adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 27 places

Definition

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is lower secondary at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2: less than primary, primary and lower secondary), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).

Upper secondary is the level reached at about 18, such as the Spanish bachillerato or a vocational qualification of the same level.

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Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03) (Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Malta, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table

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Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Malta, 2000 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/malta. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Malta, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/malta.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Malta, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/malta (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_03): Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Malta, 2000 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_03/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/malta. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_03). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_03/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_03). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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81.9% in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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