Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.8% 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 1.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 1.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2006.
That places Malta 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -20.1% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
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 1.8% 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 1.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 15th 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 up 7.6%. 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 Education 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