Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 1.15 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta, 2013–2023
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.9075 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.8851 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9425 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9644 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9447 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9774 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 1.08 GPIA | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 1.11 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.15 GPIA | +4.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.15 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.15 GPIA, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.15 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.13 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
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
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 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