Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.17 GPIA in 2020. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta, 2010β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.17 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2020. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7597 GPIA, in 2011.
Malta ranks 8th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8993 GPIA | 0.7597 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.17 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 upper secondary education or in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta was 1.17 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7597 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 107 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 upper secondary 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