Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 76.1% 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 76.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Malta peaked at 86.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 59.2%, in 2013.
Malta ranks 19th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 | 82.2% | 74.2% | 86.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 59.2% | 72.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 71.6% | 76.1% | 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 76.1% 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 86.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.2% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Malta ranks 19th 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 28.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release