Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 26.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 26.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 104.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 26.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2013.
That places Malta 14th out of 122 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 | 14.8% | — |
| 2001 | 14.1% | -4.6% |
| 2002 | 13.6% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +28.8% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 17.2% | +18.0% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +48.2% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +36.8% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.3% | 17.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 12.8% | 23.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 18.6% | 26.3% | 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 26.3% 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 26.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 122 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 104.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release