Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.7055 LPIA in 2020. β¬ Flat
Latest (2020)
0.7055 LPIA
Change on year
down 39.9%
World rank
7th
of 56 countries
All-time high
1.17 LPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.7055 LPIA
in 2020
Years of data
6
2013β2020
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Malta, 2013β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Malta stood at 0.7055 LPIA. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 39.9% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
That places Malta 7th out of 56 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.916 LPIA | 0.7484 LPIA | 1.17 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.7055 LPIA | 0.7055 LPIA | 0.7055 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 4 Belgium 0.8037 LPIA compare
- 5 Philippines 0.7484 LPIA compare
- 6 Brunei Darussalam 0.7269 LPIA compare
- 8 Luxembourg 0.701 LPIA compare
- 9 Ireland 0.6469 LPIA compare
- 10 Slovenia 0.6355 LPIA 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 master's or equivalent in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Malta was 0.7055 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 1.17 LPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7055 LPIA in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 56 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 14.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release