Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 28.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta stood at 28.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 38.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2016.
Malta ranks 50th of 122 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 | 29.8% | — |
| 2001 | 30.7% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 37.8% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 30.6% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 31.4% | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 27.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.1% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | +39.0% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.7% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 28.1% | -16.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 29.8% | 38.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.0% | 23.1% | 32.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 27.3% | 33.7% | 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 28.1% 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 38.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 50th out of 122 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 down 10.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release