Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle both sexes general in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle both sexes general was 64.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.5%
Change on year
up 10.1%
World rank
10th
of 83 countries
All-time high
64.5%
in 2023
All-time low
49.9%
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 64.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
That places Malta 10th out of 83 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle … short-cycle both sexes general in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 54.6% | — |
| 2018 | 58.0% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | -13.0% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +17.5% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | +10.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 64.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.9%, 3.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.5% | 54.6% | 58.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 57.6% | 49.9% | 64.5% | 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 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 64.5% 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 64.5% 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 49.9% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 10th 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 18.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release