Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.2% 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 5.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 9.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2001.
Malta ranks 67th of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -38.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +131.9% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +55.9% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 9.6% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | -40.4% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +56.9% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 6.5% | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 1.3% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 5.1% | 9.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,080 (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 5.2% 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 9.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 67th 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 42.6%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release