Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Malta
Malta: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Malta is 1.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Malta peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 33rd of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 4 |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Malta?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Malta was 1.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release