Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.2% 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 23.2%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 116.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 23.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2013.
Malta ranks 6th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 15.1% | — |
| 2001 | 13.8% | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | +41.8% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -23.2% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 10.7% | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 14.3% | +34.1% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +29.0% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | +22.9% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.9% | 16.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 10.7% | 18.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 15.9% | 23.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (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 23.2% 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 23.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 6th 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 up 116.7%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release