Educational … location LPIA adjusted post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta
Malta: Educational … location LPIA adjusted post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8891 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta is 0.8891 LPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta peaked at 0.9699 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5015 LPIA, in 2000.
Malta ranks 6th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational … location LPIA adjusted post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5015 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.7778 LPIA | +55.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8872 LPIA | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9512 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9699 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8974 LPIA | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8771 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8579 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7305 LPIA | -14.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8304 LPIA | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9591 LPIA | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 0.782 LPIA | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8542 LPIA | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9492 LPIA | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8891 LPIA | -6.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.8891 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6985 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.8891 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8891 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6396 LPIA | 0.5015 LPIA | 0.7778 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8845 LPIA | 0.7305 LPIA | 0.9699 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8686 LPIA | 0.782 LPIA | 0.9492 LPIA | 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 0.8891 LPIA 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 0.9699 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5015 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malta ranks 6th out of 72 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 down 0.9%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release