Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 32.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Malta recorded 32.0% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 101.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Malta peaked at 32.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 43rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Malta, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +483.7% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | +25.1% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +26.4% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 29.7% | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 30.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.9% | 1.5% | 13.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 12.1% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 25.8% | 32.0% | 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 completed short-cycle tertiary in Malta?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Malta was 32.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Malta ranks 43rd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.