Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor urban s in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor urban s was 24.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 24.4% 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 6.6% on the previous year and up 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malta peaked at 24.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2015.
That places Malta 38th out of 90 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 … male Bachelor urban s in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13.9% | — |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 22.1% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 23.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +6.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 24.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.9%, 79% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malta's 24.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 21.4%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.8% | 21.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.1% | 24.4% | 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 24.4% 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 24.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 38th out of 90 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 75.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release