Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 1.03 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Malta, 2013β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Malta stood at 1.03 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Malta peaked at 1.1 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7449 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Malta 25th out of 63 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 | 0.8683 GPIA | 0.7449 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.989 GPIA | 0.9467 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 22 Serbia, Republic of 1.07 GPIA compare
- 23 Armenia, Republic of 1.07 GPIA compare
- 24 Georgia 1.04 GPIA compare
- 26 Denmark 1.03 GPIA compare
- 27 United Kingdom 1.03 GPIA compare
- 28 Cyprus 1.01 GPIA 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 1.03 GPIA 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 1.1 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7449 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 63 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 30.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release