Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Malta, 2013β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Malta is 0.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 25.5% on the previous year and up 131.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Malta peaked at 0.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
That places Malta 35th out of 55 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 32 Brunei Darussalam 0.8% compare
- 33 Hungary 0.7% compare
- 34 Serbia, Republic of 0.7% compare
- 36 Moldova, Republic of 0.5% compare
- 37 Italy 0.5% compare
- 38 Senegal 0.5% 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 0.6% in 2022, 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 0.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 55 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.6%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release