Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 29.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 29.6% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta peaked at 29.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2000.
That places Malta 44th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.1% | — |
| 2009 | 13.2% | +226.7% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +26.1% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 26.2% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 28.1% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +3.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 29.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.2%, 74% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's 29.6% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.7%, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban 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 | +226.7% | 4.1% | 13.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 4.1% | 13.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 13.6% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 25.6% | 29.6% | 4 |
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 29.6% in 2023, 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 29.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 101 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release