Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Malta
Malta: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary was 18.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Malta, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Malta recorded 18.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in 2010.
That represents a change of down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Malta peaked at 20.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1960.
That places Malta 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Malta, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 3.1% | — |
| 1965 | 7.8% | +151.0% |
| 1970 | 9.0% | +15.3% |
| 1975 | 8.4% | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 6.3% | -25.4% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | +63.8% |
| 1990 | 13.7% | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | +60.5% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -59.6% |
| 2010 | 18.0% | +119.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.4% | 3.1% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 9.0% | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.2% | 8.2% | 20.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Malta?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary in Malta was 18.0% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1960.
- How does Malta rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary?
- Malta ranks 42nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)