Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural was 17.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta, 2000–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta stood at 17.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Malta peaked at 25.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2000.
That places Malta 34th out of 95 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … attainment short-cycle tertiary rural in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +339.8% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.5% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -25.2% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | +134.4% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +25.8% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | -29.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 17.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.5%, 79% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Malta's 17.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15.6%, 1.1× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … attainment 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 | +339.8% | 2.3% | 10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 2.3% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 8.6% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 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 17.8% 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 25.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 95 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 34.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release