Malta
Middle East & North Africa · High income· 574K inhabitants
Last updated: November 1, 2025
Futures readiness profile
Key insights: Malta
Key areas of strength for Malta: School Access and Gender Parity (92, 91st percentile). This reflects substantial capacity for education futures readiness and may serve as models for broader policy learning or international benchmarking.
Critical gaps holding back overall readiness: Innovation (37, 40th percentile). Addressing weak points should be prioritized, as futures readiness demands robust performance across all GEFRI dimensions, not only in select areas.
Composite GEFRI Score
64.73
79th percentile
Higher scores indicate greater education futures readiness
Component scores
School Access and Gender Parity92.09
Above global avg. · 91st %-tile
Infrastructure72.13
Above global avg. · 72nd %-tile
Measures the availability and quality of basic digital and electrical infrastructure that supports education.
Governance62.25
Above global avg. · 76th %-tile
Captures the effectiveness and quality of policies, regulations, and governance that shape the educational environment.
Human Capital60.23
Above global avg. · 84th %-tile
Assesses the educational attainment and capacity of a country’s population, focusing on access and completion at secondary and tertiary levels as well as literacy.
Innovation36.93
Below global avg. · 40th %-tile
Reflects a country’s capacity to foster, produce, and apply new knowledge and technology in society and education.
Regional peers: Middle East & North Africa
| Global rank | Regional rank | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | Israel | 74.80 |
| 31 | 2 | United Arab Emirates | 70.69 |
| 39 | 3 | Malta | 64.73 |
| 42 | 4 | Saudi Arabia | 63.92 |
| 52 | 5 | Qatar | 60.86 |
| 56 | 6 | Bahrain | 60.25 |
| 62 | 7 | Kuwait | 59.25 |
| 68 | 8 | Jordan | 57.35 |
| 81 | 9 | Morocco | 53.90 |
| 82 | 10 | Oman | 53.78 |
| 85 | 11 | Tunisia | 52.78 |
| 88 | 12 | Algeria | 52.56 |
| 89 | 13 | West Bank and Gaza | 52.15 |
| 91 | 14 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 50.92 |
| 103 | 15 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 48.51 |
| 106 | 16 | Libya | 47.30 |
| 108 | 17 | Iraq | 46.32 |
| 111 | 18 | Djibouti | 44.55 |
| 126 | 19 | Lebanon | 36.49 |
| 144 | 20 | Syrian Arab Republic | 27.86 |
| 153 | 21 | Yemen, Rep. | 25.34 |