Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 7.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Malta is 7.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Malta peaked at 18.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 77th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.4% | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 14.9% | +85.6% |
| 2004 | 13.4% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | -31.0% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | +82.9% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -15.7% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -6.1% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 12.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 9.5% | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 8.0% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.3% | 9.5% | 18.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.5% | 9.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Malta?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Malta was 7.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Malta ranks 77th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release