Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9679 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9679 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
69th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.9766 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.598 GPIA
in 2007
Years of data
18
2000–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.9679 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta peaked at 0.9766 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.598 GPIA, in 2007.
Malta ranks 69th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6328 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6747 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.598 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7378 GPIA | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 0.685 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.663 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7018 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7385 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.752 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8014 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8018 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8057 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8507 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.9601 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9445 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.938 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9766 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9679 GPIA | -0.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.9679 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 87% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.9679 GPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.03 GPIA, 94% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6608 GPIA | 0.598 GPIA | 0.7378 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.776 GPIA | 0.663 GPIA | 0.9601 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9567 GPIA | 0.938 GPIA | 0.9766 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 0.9679 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 0.9766 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.598 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malta ranks 69th out of 108 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 31.1%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release