Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other female in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other female was 92.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Malta stood at 92.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Malta peaked at 96.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2015.
That places Malta 14th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 than … other female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 92.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.1% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +0.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 92.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.4%, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Malta's 92.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 82.0%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.8% | 92.3% | 96.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.7% | 85.1% | 91.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 90.2% | 92.8% | 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 92.2% 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 96.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 122 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 6.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release