Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female was 0.4% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
down 38.2%
World rank
40th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2019
All-time low
0.1%
in 2014
Years of data
7
2013–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Malta, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Malta stood at 0.4%.
That represents a change of down 38.2% on the previous year and up 74.9% over ten years.
Malta ranks 40th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -51.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +51.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +83.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +128.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -38.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.4% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.4%, 87% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 37 Jordan 0.5%
- 38 Italy 0.4% compare
- 39 Saudi Arabia 0.4%
- 41 Hungary 0.4% compare
- 42 Albania 0.3% compare
- 43 North Macedonia 0.3% compare
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 doctoral or equivalent in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Malta was 0.4% 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 0.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 40th out of 59 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 up 74.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release