Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta

Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
8.8%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
71st
of 98 countries
All-time high
10.7%
in 2013
All-time low
3.7%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, 2000–2017

468102000200820172000: 7.8 %2001: 5.5 %2002: 4.7 %2003: 5 %2004: 5.6 %2005: 3.7 %2006: 4.8 %2008: 4.6 %2009: 5.6 %2010: 7.3 %2011: 8.5 %2013: 10.7 %2014: 9.7 %2015: 7.8 %2016: 8.6 %2017: 8.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta stood at 8.8%.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 81.6% 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.

Malta ranks 71st of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%) in Malta, 2000 to 2017.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.3% 3.7% 7.8% 9
2010s 8.8% 7.3% 10.7% 7

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 68 Panama 9.0% compare
  2. 69 Cambodia 9.0% compare
  3. 70 Palestine, State of 8.8% compare
  4. 72 Iceland 8.6% compare
  5. 73 New Zealand 8.5% compare
  6. 74 Guyana 8.3% compare

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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 8.8% 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 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 71st 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 up 81.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,159 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.