Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle female general in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle female general was 54.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
54.9%
Change on year
up 14.4%
World rank
12th
of 83 countries
All-time high
54.9%
in 2023
All-time low
43.9%
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malta, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 54.9% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.4% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
That places Malta 12th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle female general in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 47.5% | — |
| 2018 | 44.2% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +16.3% |
| 2021 | 44.6% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 54.9% | +14.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 54.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20.1%, 2.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.2% | 43.9% | 47.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 44.6% | 54.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 9 Malaysia 71.8% compare
- 10 Cote d'Ivoire 66.6% compare
- 11 Iceland 65.8% compare
- 13 Madagascar 46.9% compare
- 14 Rwanda 46.2% compare
- 15 United Kingdom 46.1% compare
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 share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malta?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malta was 54.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 54.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 12th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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 Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release