Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.3676 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.3676 GPIA
Change on year
down 58.1%
World rank
53rd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.8763 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.2654 GPIA
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Malta stood at 0.3676 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.1% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
That places Malta 53rd out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6572 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.2654 GPIA | -59.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3896 GPIA | +46.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4328 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3732 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8763 GPIA | +134.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3676 GPIA | -58.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3676 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 53% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.3676 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.497 GPIA, 74% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4991 GPIA | 0.2654 GPIA | 0.8763 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3676 GPIA | 0.3676 GPIA | 0.3676 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 50 South Korea 0.437 GPIA compare
- 51 Saudi Arabia 0.4251 GPIA
- 52 Costa Rica 0.3805 GPIA compare
- 54 Vietnam 0.353 GPIA
- 55 Jordan 0.3332 GPIA
- 56 Bangladesh 0.277 GPIA 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 0.3676 GPIA 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 0.8763 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2654 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 53rd 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 down 44.1%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release