First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Malta
Malta: First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group was 5,187 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,187
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
39th
of 41 countries
All-time high
5,187
in 2024
All-time low
4,256
in 2020
Years of data
10
2015–2024
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Malta, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Malta is 5,187, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Malta peaked at 5,187 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,256, in 2020.
Malta ranks 39th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,623 | — |
| 2016 | 4,605 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4,373 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 4,568 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 4,532 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,256 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 4,465 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 4,473 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,607 | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 5,187 | +12.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 5,187 is below the median for high income countries, which is 69,870, 7% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,540 | 4,373 | 4,623 | 5 |
| 2020s | 4,598 | 4,256 | 5,187 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 36 Estonia 11,141 compare
- 36 Estonia 11,141 compare
- 38 Luxembourg 5,615 compare
- 40 Iceland 4,701 compare
- 41 Liechtenstein 310 compare
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 first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Malta?
- First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Malta was 5,187 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5,187 in 2024.
- What is the lowest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,256 in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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