Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both was 0.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Malta, 2013–2022
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban both in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -19.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +135.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +27.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +19.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -25.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 60% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
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
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 0.6% 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release