Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta stood at 3.6%.
The figure is down 17.2% on the previous year and up 102.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 8.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2006.
Malta ranks 62nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +40.7% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -17.2% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -29.8% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +69.7% |
| 2009 | 3.8% | +25.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | +27.6% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | +50.2% |
| 2016 | 4.4% | -48.5% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.6% | 8.5% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 3.6% in 2017, 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 8.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 62nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.