Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.27 GPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta, 2000β2020
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.
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
- 26 Philippines 1.29 GPIA compare
- 27 Australia 1.27 GPIA compare
- 28 Costa Rica 1.27 GPIA compare
- 30 Brunei Darussalam 1.26 GPIA compare
- 31 Colombia 1.25 GPIA compare
- 32 Tunisia 1.23 GPIA 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 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