Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 1.27 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta stood at 1.27 GPIA.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta peaked at 1.48 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3417 GPIA, in 2000.
Malta ranks 29th of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3417 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +192.9% |
| 2010 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8354 GPIA | -21.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9402 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 1.21 GPIA | +28.4% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 1.19 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 1.48 GPIA | +39.5% |
| 2018 | 1.18 GPIA | -20.1% |
| 2019 | 1.21 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.27 GPIA | +4.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.27 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.27 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.13 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +192.9% | 0.3417 GPIA | 1 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6713 GPIA | 0.3417 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.13 GPIA | 0.8354 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta was 1.27 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3417 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malta ranks 29th out of 88 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release