Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.9% 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 3.9%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 9.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2003.
That places Malta 67th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 2.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +51.7% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | -16.2% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -22.7% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +72.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | -20.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +62.8% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 5.4% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +52.4% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 3.9% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,751 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (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 3.9% 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 9.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2003.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 67th 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 28.4%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release