Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 29.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 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 in Malta is 29.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 14.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 42.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 25.6%, in 2016.
Malta ranks 37th of 124 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 in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.4% | — |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 37.6% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 37.4% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 26.1% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 30.7% | -12.7% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.0% | 30.4% | 42.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 25.6% | 34.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 29.7% | 35.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta was 29.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.6% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release