Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.3736 GPIA in 2020. ▼ 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
2013–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Malta, 2013–2020
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6675 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.3311 GPIA | -50.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4671 GPIA | +41.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4401 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.377 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3736 GPIA | -0.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3736 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 55% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
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
- 39 Indonesia 0.4593 GPIA compare
- 40 South Korea 0.439 GPIA compare
- 41 Chile 0.4369 GPIA compare
- 43 Vietnam 0.3733 GPIA
- 44 Costa Rica 0.336 GPIA compare
- 45 Jordan 0.3286 GPIA
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 0.3736 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