Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
93rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2011
All-time low
0.3%
in 2006
Years of data
21
2000–2023
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta peaked at 0.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2006.
Malta ranks 93rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -18.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +24.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -2.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 87% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.6%, 57% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Malta?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta was 0.3% 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 0.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Malta ranks 93rd out of 120 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 up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release