Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.7043 LPIA in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta, 2000β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.7043 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta peaked at 0.9741 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5223 LPIA, in 2000.
Malta ranks 16th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6583 LPIA | 0.5223 LPIA | 0.7943 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8182 LPIA | 0.6794 LPIA | 0.9741 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6871 LPIA | 0.6698 LPIA | 0.7043 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 13 Lithuania 0.7587 LPIA compare
- 14 Netherlands 0.7567 LPIA compare
- 15 Austria 0.7043 LPIA compare
- 17 Estonia 0.7014 LPIA compare
- 18 United States 0.6936 LPIA compare
- 19 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.6887 LPIA 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta was 0.7043 LPIA in 2021, 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 0.9741 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5223 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release