Educational … rate post-secondary non-tertiary non-immigrant in Malta
Malta: Educational … rate post-secondary non-tertiary non-immigrant was 0.7665 GPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
0.7665 GPIA
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
28th
of 28 countries
All-time high
0.8266 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6827 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
9
2009–2017
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta, 2009–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.7665 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2017.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta peaked at 0.8266 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6827 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Malta 28th out of 28 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational … rate post-secondary non-tertiary non-immigrant in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.7203 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.6856 GPIA | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6827 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7192 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.734 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7362 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8105 GPIA | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8266 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7665 GPIA | -7.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.7665 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1 GPIA, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7203 GPIA | 0.7203 GPIA | 0.7203 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.7452 GPIA | 0.6827 GPIA | 0.8266 GPIA | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 25 Austria 0.9185 GPIA
- 26 Germany 0.8971 GPIA
- 27 Luxembourg 0.8817 GPIA compare
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 0.7665 GPIA in 2017, 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 0.8266 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6827 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malta ranks 28th out of 28 countries with data for 2017.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release