Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 20.8% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Malta, 2013β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 20.8% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2021.
That represents a change of up 18.8% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Malta peaked at 22.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2016.
Malta ranks 19th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.5% | 10.1% | 22.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 17.5% | 20.8% | 2 |
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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 20.8% in 2021, 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 22.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 84 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release