Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 27.4% 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
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Malta stood at 27.4%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Malta peaked at 27.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 47th of 129 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 | 3.8% | — |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +236.1% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 12.9% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +30.5% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 27.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 3.8% | 13.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 12.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.9% | 27.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,751 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (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 27.4% 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 27.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Malta ranks 47th out of 129 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 66.4%. 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+, male (%) (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 short-cycle tertiary education.