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 35.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
35.5%
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
73rd
of 78 countries
All-time high
50.1%
in 2021
All-time low
35.5%
in 2023
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 35.5% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Malta ranks 73rd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 45.4% | — |
| 2018 | 42.0% | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.5% | 42.0% | 45.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 42.4% | 35.5% | 50.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 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 35.5% 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 50.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 73rd out of 78 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 down 21.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release