Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.8405 LPIA in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.8405 LPIA
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
7th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1.22 LPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.7595 LPIA
in 2016
Years of data
7
2013β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta, 2013β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malta is 0.8405 LPIA, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 22.4% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
That places Malta 7th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.02 LPIA | 0.7595 LPIA | 1.22 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8405 LPIA | 0.8405 LPIA | 0.8405 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 0.8948 LPIA compare
- 5 Jordan 0.8582 LPIA
- 6 Luxembourg 0.8494 LPIA compare
- 8 Ireland 0.8299 LPIA compare
- 9 Switzerland 0.7579 LPIA compare
- 10 Slovenia 0.7436 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 0.8405 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 1.22 LPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7595 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 80 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 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release