Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9629 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta stood at 0.9629 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta peaked at 0.9857 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6574 GPIA, in 2000.
Malta ranks 48th of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6574 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.74 GPIA | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.706 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6593 GPIA | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.702 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7285 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7461 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7869 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7944 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7986 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8303 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9551 GPIA | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9334 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9319 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9857 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9629 GPIA | -2.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9629 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9629 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9534 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6987 GPIA | 0.6574 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7707 GPIA | 0.6593 GPIA | 0.9551 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9535 GPIA | 0.9319 GPIA | 0.9857 GPIA | 4 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta was 0.9629 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9857 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6574 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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