Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.8% 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 10.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 17.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2001.
Malta ranks 45th of 121 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 | 3.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.7% | -26.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +21.7% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +116.6% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +26.2% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +33.7% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +24.3% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -32.9% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +42.6% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 12.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 13.6% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 2.7% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 10.3% | 17.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 10.8% | 13.6% | 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 10.8% 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 17.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 45th out of 121 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 38.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release