Malta vs United States: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Malta
0.8868 LPIA
in 2022
United States
0.7832 LPIA
in 2024
Malta rank
9th
United States rank
11th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Malta
- United States
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.8868 LPIA against 0.7832 LPIA in United States, a difference of 0.1036 LPIA.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 87 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7509 LPIA | 0.7493 LPIA | 0.0016 LPIA | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.9885 LPIA | 0.7504 LPIA | 0.2381 LPIA | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.9197 LPIA | 0.7686 LPIA | 0.1511 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, Malta or United States?
- Malta, at 0.8868 LPIA against 0.7832 LPIA in United States as of 2022.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Malta and United States?
- 0.1036 LPIA, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Malta and United States rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malta ranks 9th and United States ranks 11th of 87 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, female, 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