Percentage of graduates … female Social Journalism Sciences in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates … female Social Journalism Sciences was 13.3% 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 13.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 13.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2000.
That places Malta 25th out of 121 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 … female Social Journalism Sciences in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +328.7% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -38.3% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | +62.9% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -32.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +50.5% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +49.1% |
| 2014 | 11.3% | -11.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.0% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | +22.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 13.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Malta's 13.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 11.4%, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of graduates … female Social Journalism Sciences in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +328.7% | 1.6% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 1.6% | 8.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 8.5% | 12.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 10.9% | 13.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % 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 13.3% 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 13.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 25th 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 up 5.1%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release