Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.8868 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta stood at 0.8868 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta peaked at 1.14 LPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3224 LPIA, in 2000.
Malta ranks 9th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Malta, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3224 LPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.7509 LPIA | +132.9% |
| 2010 | 1.01 LPIA | +33.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9203 LPIA | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.03 LPIA | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 1.09 LPIA | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1 LPIA | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7092 LPIA | -35.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7815 LPIA | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.11 LPIA | +41.9% |
| 2019 | 1.14 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9421 LPIA | -17.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9301 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8868 LPIA | -4.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.8868 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.8868 LPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8868 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location 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 | +132.9% | 0.3224 LPIA | 0.7509 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5366 LPIA | 0.3224 LPIA | 0.7509 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9885 LPIA | 0.7092 LPIA | 1.14 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9197 LPIA | 0.8868 LPIA | 0.9421 LPIA | 3 |
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 0.8868 LPIA in 2022, 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 1.14 LPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3224 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release