Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 31.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malta, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malta stood at 31.7%.
That represents a change of up 13.5% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malta peaked at 99.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2017.
Malta ranks 94th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 96.8% | — |
| 1999 | 94.3% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 88.8% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 88.1% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 93.1% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 88.7% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 92.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 95.1% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 93.0% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | — |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.6% | 94.3% | 96.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.2% | 83.7% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 0.0% | 97.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 28.0% | 31.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 91 Saint Lucia 38.1% compare
- 92 Barbados 37.1% compare
- 93 Mauritius 35.5% compare
- 95 Afghanistan 30.3% compare
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.8% compare
- 97 Slovenia 26.9% compare
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malta?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Malta was 31.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Malta ranks 94th out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. 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 Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release