Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.4% 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 14.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 37.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2017.
Malta ranks 56th 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 | 37.8% | — |
| 2001 | 34.0% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | -28.9% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +29.9% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -54.7% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +26.0% |
| 2016 | 26.7% | +84.4% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -64.5% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | +28.5% |
| 2020 | 10.3% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +136.6% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -41.0% |
| 2023 | 14.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 14.6% | 37.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 9.5% | 26.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 10.3% | 24.5% | 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 14.4% 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 37.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 56th 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 25.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release