Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 5.4%.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 10.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2005.
That places Malta 109th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.8% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | -29.9% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -15.2% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +12.2% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -34.0% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +30.0% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | +26.5% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | -19.3% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.2% | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | +16.1% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.2% | 10.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21,120 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,666 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 275.01 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.17 % 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 5.4% 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 10.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 109th 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 down 49.1%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release