Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta is 11.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 11.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Malta 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +232.2% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | -42.0% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +68.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +42.2% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 10.3% | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 10.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 9.4% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 1.7% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.8% | 10.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.4% | 11.7% | 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 11.7% 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 11.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 124 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 up 13.8%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release