Graduation from tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level and in Malta
Malta: Graduation from tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level and was 3.46 Thousand in 2012. ▲ Rising
Graduation from tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level and in Malta, 2002–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand.
Analysis
In 2012, graduation from tertiary education (isced 1997) by sex, level and in Malta stood at 3.46 Thousand. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 69.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduation from tertiary education (isced 1997) by sex, level and in Malta peaked at 3.46 Thousand in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.05 Thousand, in 2002.
Malta ranks 44th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Graduation from tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level and in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.05 Thousand | — |
| 2003 | 2.15 Thousand | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 2.74 Thousand | +27.8% |
| 2006 | 2.68 Thousand | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.73 Thousand | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.79 Thousand | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.84 Thousand | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 3.03 Thousand | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 3.39 Thousand | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 3.46 Thousand | +2.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3.46 Thousand is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.39 Thousand, 5% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.57 Thousand | 2.05 Thousand | 2.84 Thousand | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.3 Thousand | 3.03 Thousand | 3.46 Thousand | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graduation from tertiary education (isced 1997) by sex, level and in Malta?
- Graduation from tertiary education (isced 1997) by sex, level and in Malta was 3.46 Thousand in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduation from tertiary education (isced 1997) by sex, level and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 Thousand in 2012.
- What is the lowest graduation from tertiary education (isced 1997) by sex, level and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 Thousand in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for graduation from tertiary education (isced 1997) by sex, level and?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2012.
- Is graduation from tertiary education (isced 1997) by sex, level and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.1%. 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 Graduation from tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by sex, level and field of education (2002-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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