Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA was 0.7313 LPIA in 2020. ▬ 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
2013–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta, 2013–2020
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%.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor location LPIA in Malta, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8392 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.837 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9114 LPIA | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7072 LPIA | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3758 LPIA | -46.9% |
| 2018 | 0.9709 LPIA | +158.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9788 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7313 LPIA | -25.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.7313 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5085 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.7313 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6995 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
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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February 2026 Data Release