Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 11.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Malta, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Malta stood at 11.7%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Malta peaked at 18.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2002.
That places Malta 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +71.2% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 15.5% | +62.2% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 16.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 18.8% | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | -28.0% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 7.8% | 16.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.7% | 18.8% | 7 |
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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 11.7% in 2017, 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 18.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.