Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
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 9.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 17.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2005.
Malta ranks 108th of 123 countries on this measure, 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 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -36.4% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -24.4% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +36.8% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 11.9% | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +23.5% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 13.4% | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.8% | 13.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 11.9% | 17.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.3% | 10.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,751 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 9.3% 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 17.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 108th out of 123 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 47.6%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release