Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.0% in 2020. β Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.0%
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
31st
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2018
All-time low
0.0%
in 2014
Years of data
6
2013β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Malta, 2013β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Malta stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
That places Malta 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 28 Palestine, State of 0.0% compare
- 29 Moldova, Republic of 0.0% compare
- 30 Bangladesh 0.0% compare
- 31 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 31 Netherlands 0.0% compare
- 31 Pakistan 0.0% compare
- 31 Paraguay 0.0% 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 doctoral or equivalent in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Malta was 0.0% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release