Ireland vs Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Ireland
0.7928 LPIA
in 2022
Malta
0.8327 LPIA
in 2020
Ireland rank
11th
Malta rank
9th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Ireland
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.8327 LPIA against 0.7928 LPIA in Ireland, a difference of 0.0399 LPIA.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Malta ahead.
Ireland ranks 11th and Malta ranks 9th of 93 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7485 LPIA | 0.7591 LPIA | 0.0106 LPIA | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.7361 LPIA | 0.9188 LPIA | 0.1827 LPIA | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.7532 LPIA | 0.8327 LPIA | 0.0795 LPIA | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Ireland or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.8327 LPIA against 0.7928 LPIA in Ireland as of 2020.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Ireland and Malta?
- 0.0399 LPIA, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Malta?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
- How do Ireland and Malta rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ireland ranks 11th and Malta ranks 9th of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release