Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 11.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Malta, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Malta is 11.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 137.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Malta peaked at 11.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2013.
That places Malta 36th out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 8.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 4 |
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 master's or equivalent in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Malta was 11.4% in 2023, 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 11.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 36th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.0%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release