Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 26.8% in 2021. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta, 2000β2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 26.8% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Malta peaked at 26.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2000.
That places Malta 26th out of 75 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 6.9% | 19.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 19.1% | 26.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 23.0% | 26.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 26.8% 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 26.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Malta ranks 26th out of 75 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 up 19.8%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release