Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 0.9956 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9956 GPIA
Change on year
up 13.6%
World rank
31st
of 56 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.7186 GPIA
in 2014
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.9956 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
That places Malta 31st out of 56 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.7922 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.7186 GPIA | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7909 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +35.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8765 GPIA | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9956 GPIA | +13.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9956 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPIA, 83% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8506 GPIA | 0.7186 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9956 GPIA | 0.9956 GPIA | 0.9956 GPIA | 1 |
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 master's or equivalent in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Malta was 0.9956 GPIA 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 1.07 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7186 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 31st 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 up 25.7%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release