Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor urban both was 26.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malta is 26.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 101.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malta peaked at 26.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2013.
Malta ranks 35th of 89 countries on this measure, 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 urban both in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.1% | — |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +30.3% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.4% | +8.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 26.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 33.6%, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Malta's 26.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 22.8%, 1.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.0% | 13.1% | 21.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.2% | 26.4% | 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 26.4% 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 26.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 89 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 101.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release