Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes was 85.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 85.8% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Malta peaked at 92.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 73.7%, in 2015.
Malta ranks 17th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other … graduates both sexes in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 91.4% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 90.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 92.4% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 88.9% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 78.1% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 74.6% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 73.7% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 82.0% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 79.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +1.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 85.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.4%, 1.1× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Malta's 85.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 70.3%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.3% | 85.0% | 92.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 78.6% | 73.7% | 82.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 84.3% | 81.9% | 85.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Malta?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Malta was 85.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 92.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.7% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Malta ranks 17th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release