Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA was 0.6997 LPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.6997 LPIA
Change on year
down 41.6%
World rank
6th
of 59 countries
All-time high
1.2 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.67 LPIA
in 2016
Years of data
6
2013–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Malta, 2013–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Malta stood at 0.6997 LPIA.
The figure is down 41.6% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Malta ranks 6th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Malta, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8224 LPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.983 LPIA | +19.5% |
| 2015 | 0.905 LPIA | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.67 LPIA | -26.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2 LPIA | +78.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6997 LPIA | -41.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.6997 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4548 LPIA, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9156 LPIA | 0.67 LPIA | 1.2 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.6997 LPIA | 0.6997 LPIA | 0.6997 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 3 United Kingdom 0.8005 LPIA compare
- 4 Belgium 0.7836 LPIA compare
- 5 Luxembourg 0.6998 LPIA compare
- 7 Philippines 0.657 LPIA compare
- 8 Brunei 0.6361 LPIA compare
- 9 Switzerland 0.6248 LPIA 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 master's or equivalent in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Malta was 0.6997 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 6th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release