Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta stood at 0.9%.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 1.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.
Malta ranks 83rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -20.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +40.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -27.3% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -11.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +23.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 0.9% 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 1.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 83rd out of 121 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 22.2%. 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 Business, Administration and Law 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