Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta
Malta: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.3% 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 9.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.4% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Malta peaked at 9.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
That places Malta 27th 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 from tertiary education graduating from in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.3% | +140.2% |
| 2002 | 4.5% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -49.3% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +73.5% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +22.6% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +31.1% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +23.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 1.8% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 8.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 9.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0237 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,257 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0258 units per person (2023)
- 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)
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 9.3% 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 9.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Malta ranks 27th 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 27.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release