Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 39.9% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta is 39.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta peaked at 39.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 28th of 108 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 | 9.7% | — |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +37.4% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +64.4% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 27.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 35.5% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 33.6% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 37.7% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 39.9% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.4% | 9.7% | 24.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 23.0% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 33.6% | 39.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 39.9% 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 39.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Malta ranks 28th out of 108 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 47.7%. 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+, male (%) (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.