Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 23.9% in 2023. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malta, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta is 23.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta peaked at 40.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2002.
Malta ranks 103rd of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 13.2% | 25.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 27.0% | 40.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 25.8% | 23.9% | 27.6% | 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta was 23.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Malta ranks 103rd out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. 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 graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release