Youth literacy in Malta
In Malta, 98.9% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2011.
The latest value for Malta is for 2011. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Malta, 2011
98.9%
Change from 2005
+0.6percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2011
99.8%
Youth literacy in Malta over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 98.9% |
| 2005 | 98.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 98.3% in 2005, a change of +0.6 percentage points.
- Since 1985, when it was 97.9%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Adult literacy rate
93.3%
2011 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
47.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
8.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
19.7%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT