Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.7004 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.7004 LPIA
Change on year
down 31.4%
World rank
12th
of 91 countries
All-time high
1.02 LPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.3964 LPIA
in 2000
Years of data
12
2000–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta is 0.7004 LPIA, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 31.4% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta peaked at 1.02 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3964 LPIA, in 2000.
Malta ranks 12th of 91 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Malta, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3964 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.7706 LPIA | +94.4% |
| 2010 | 0.945 LPIA | +22.6% |
| 2011 | 0.8925 LPIA | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1.02 LPIA | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8242 LPIA | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8188 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.854 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.671 LPIA | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9064 LPIA | +35.1% |
| 2019 | 1.02 LPIA | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7004 LPIA | -31.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.7004 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.7004 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6015 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5835 LPIA | 0.3964 LPIA | 0.7706 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.884 LPIA | 0.671 LPIA | 1.02 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7004 LPIA | 0.7004 LPIA | 0.7004 LPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 9 Luxembourg 0.8042 LPIA compare
- 10 Tonga 0.7608 LPIA compare
- 11 Netherlands 0.7547 LPIA compare
- 13 Brunei 0.6939 LPIA compare
- 14 United States 0.6936 LPIA compare
- 15 Austria 0.6931 LPIA 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta was 0.7004 LPIA 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 1.02 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3964 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malta ranks 12th out of 91 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 down 25.9%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release