Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Malta
Malta: Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA was 0.7517 LPIA in 2020. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta, 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta is 0.7517 LPIA, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta peaked at 1.05 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7517 LPIA, in 2020.
That places Malta 49th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male upper location LPIA in Malta, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.8413 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.8159 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9177 LPIA | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 1.05 LPIA | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8755 LPIA | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8434 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8483 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7566 LPIA | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8988 LPIA | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7517 LPIA | -16.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.7517 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9002 LPIA, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.7517 LPIA is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7971 LPIA, 94% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8413 LPIA | 0.8413 LPIA | 0.8413 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.8753 LPIA | 0.7566 LPIA | 1.05 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7517 LPIA | 0.7517 LPIA | 0.7517 LPIA | 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 upper secondary education or in Malta?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Malta was 0.7517 LPIA 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 1.05 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7517 LPIA in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Malta ranks 49th out of 105 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 down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, 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