Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (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