Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 79.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
79.7%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
7th
of 83 countries
All-time high
87.4%
in 2018
All-time low
61.3%
in 2021
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malta is 79.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
That places Malta 7th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 69.2% | — |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 61.3% | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +30.4% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.9% | 69.2% | 87.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 61.3% | 79.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 5 Bahrain 99.7% compare
- 6 British Virgin Islands 85.0% compare
- 8 Côte d'Ivoire 79.0% compare
- 9 Qatar 70.6% compare
- 10 Oman 60.7% compare
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (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 79.7% 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 87.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 7th 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 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release