Literacy Rate: Malta

Analysis# Malta Literacy Rate Malta's literacy rate reached 93.31% in 2011, matching its all-time peak. This figure represents substantial progress from the 86.93% recorded in 1985, marking a total gain of 7.3 percentage points over 26 years. The country has maintained a consistently high literacy rate throughout the measured period, never dropping below the mid-87% range. The most significant acceleration occurred between 2005 and 2011, when literacy jumped from 92.36% to 93.31%—the sharpest increase in the dataset. The decade from 1995 to 2005 saw even more dramatic improvement, climbing 4.49 percentage points as educational infrastructure expanded. Malta's trajectory indicates a mature, well-educated population with literacy rates comparable to developed European nations, though data collection ended in 2011 and current figures may reflect continued gains.