Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.7313 LPIA in 2020. β¬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.7313 LPIA
Change on year
down 25.3%
World rank
7th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.9788 LPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.3758 LPIA
in 2017
Years of data
8
2013β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta, 2013β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malta stood at 0.7313 LPIA.
The figure is down 25.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Malta ranks 7th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8029 LPIA | 0.3758 LPIA | 0.9788 LPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7313 LPIA | 0.7313 LPIA | 0.7313 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 4 Switzerland 0.8435 LPIA compare
- 5 Germany 0.819 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 0.8027 LPIA compare
- 8 Netherlands 0.7205 LPIA compare
- 9 Jordan 0.6995 LPIA
- 10 Estonia 0.6834 LPIA 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malta was 0.7313 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9788 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3758 LPIA in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 84 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release