Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 39.4% 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 39.4%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 67.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta peaked at 39.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 34th of 110 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 7.9% | 21.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 19.3% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 32.7% | 39.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 31 Bahrain 40.3% compare
- 32 Andorra 40.2% compare
- 33 Belgium 39.4% compare
- 35 Netherlands 39.1% compare
- 36 Brunei Darussalam 38.9% compare
- 37 Puerto Rico 38.6% compare
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 completed post-secondary, population in Malta?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Malta was 39.4% 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 39.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 110 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 67.9%. 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+, total (%) (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.