Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Malta
Malta: Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme was 22,276 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Malta, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 22,276 for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Malta peaked at 22,276 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,574, in 2013.
Malta ranks 31st of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12,574 | — |
| 2014 | 12,610 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 13,216 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 13,764 | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14,425 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 15,220 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 16,068 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 17,053 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 18,336 | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 19,035 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 21,120 | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 22,276 | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,982 | 12,574 | 16,068 | 7 |
| 2020s | 19,564 | 17,053 | 22,276 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 28 Cyprus 57,889 compare
- 29 North Macedonia 56,761 compare
- 30 Estonia 44,377 compare
- 32 Iceland 20,287 compare
- 33 Montenegro 20,229 compare
- 34 Guadeloupe 10,881 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 students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Malta?
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Malta was 22,276 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22,276 in 2024.
- What is the lowest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,574 in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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