Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.3736 GPIA in 2020. βΌ Falling
Latest (2020)
0.3736 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
42nd
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.6675 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.3311 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
6
2013β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Malta, 2013β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Malta is 0.3736 GPIA, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 44.0% over ten years.
Malta ranks 42nd of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4566 GPIA | 0.3311 GPIA | 0.6675 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3736 GPIA | 0.3736 GPIA | 0.3736 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 0.3736 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 0.6675 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3311 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 42nd out of 49 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 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release