Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 38.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta stood at 38.7%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta peaked at 38.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 40th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +46.5% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +45.7% |
| 2009 | 18.1% | +37.9% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 15.9% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 27.7% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 37.4% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 38.7% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 6.2% | 18.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 15.8% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 31.8% | 38.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta was 38.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Malta ranks 40th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.6%. 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 completed post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.