Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 7.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 7.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2023.
The figure is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Malta peaked at 19.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2021.
That places Malta 37th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 7.6% | — |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +52.1% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -9.2% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +35.1% |
| 2008 | 15.4% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | -43.3% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -26.2% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 6.5% | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 7.6% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 8.3% | 19.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.5% | 7.9% | 4 |
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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 7.7% 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 19.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Malta ranks 37th 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 27.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release