Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 32.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta stood at 32.8%.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta peaked at 37.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2000.
That places Malta 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 21.5% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.1% | 32.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 28.3% | 32.8% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Malta?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta was 32.8% 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 37.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Malta ranks 74th out of 113 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 13.6%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release