Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 64.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 1.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Malta 81st out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +228.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -27.8% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +27.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | -61.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +40.3% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +81.5% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -10.3% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -47.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +49.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -20.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -23.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5% compare
- 79 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5% compare
- 80 Kazakhstan 0.5% compare
- 82 Latvia 0.5% compare
- 83 Portugal 0.5% compare
- 84 Luxembourg 0.5% compare
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (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 0.5% 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 1.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 81st out of 111 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 64.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release