Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes was 6.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta stood at 6.4%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 65.1% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 30.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2017.
That places Malta 73rd out of 98 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … graduating both sexes in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.2% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 26.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | -25.5% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -46.4% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -18.3% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -28.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +38.8% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +69.1% |
| 2017 | 6.4% | -65.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.5%, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 6.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.0%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 11.4% | 30.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 6.4% | 18.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- 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)
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 6.4% in 2017, 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 30.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 73rd out of 98 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.