Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 1.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Malta is 1.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Malta peaked at 1.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.
Malta ranks 104th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -24.1% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | +33.6% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 101 Philippines 1.0% compare
- 102 Belize 1.0% compare
- 103 Dominican Republic 1.0% compare
- 105 El Salvador 0.9% compare
- 106 Cuba 0.9% compare
- 107 Brazil 0.9% compare
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 1.0% 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 1.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Malta ranks 104th out of 121 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 27.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release