Productivity vs. educational attainment in Malta
Malta: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Malta, 1994–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Malta stood at 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Malta peaked at 48.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1996.
That places Malta 37th out of 130 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 29.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 6 |
| 2000s | 34.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 35.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 36.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.16 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.61 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 43.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 48.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 34 Romania 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 35 Georgia 46.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 36 Poland 46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 38 Israel 46.18 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 39 Estonia 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 40 Trinidad and Tobago 45.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Malta
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 1,941 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Malta?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Malta was 46.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 48.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.87 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1996.
- How does Malta rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 130 regions with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.