Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.15 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.15 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malta peaked at 1.15 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8851 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Malta 36th out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9579 GPIA | 0.8851 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 33 Hungary 1.16 GPIA compare
- 34 Tonga 1.15 GPIA compare
- 35 Slovak Republic 1.15 GPIA compare
- 37 South Africa 1.15 GPIA compare
- 38 Australia 1.14 GPIA compare
- 39 Kazakhstan, Republic of 1.14 GPIA 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 1.15 GPIA in 2023, 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 1.15 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8851 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 36th out of 108 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release