Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population was 26.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Malta, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Malta recorded 26.3% for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Malta peaked at 26.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2013.
Malta ranks 34th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population in Malta, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.1% | — |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.7% | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 22.0% | +19.3% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.9% | 13.1% | 22.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 21.8% | 26.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Malta?
- Educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population in Malta was 26.3% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 112 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least bachelor's or equivalent, population rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least Bachelor's or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Bachelor's or equivalent.