Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 0.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 38.2%
World rank
39th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2013–2020
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Malta, 2013–2020
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.4% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in 2020.
That represents a change of down 38.2% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Malta ranks 39th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Malta, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -51.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +51.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +83.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +128.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 36 Jordan 0.5%
- 37 Italy 0.4% compare
- 38 Saudi Arabia 0.4%
- 40 Hungary 0.4% compare
- 41 Albania 0.3% compare
- 42 North Macedonia 0.3% 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, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Malta?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Malta was 0.4% in 2020, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (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 Doctoral or equivalent.