Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Malta
47.7% of people aged 25 to 34 in Malta had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Malta, 2025
47.7%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
44.8%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
44.3%
Position in 2025
13th of 34
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 in Malta over time
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% of population aged 25 to 34. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47.7% | 44.8% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | 43.9% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | 43.1% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 42.9%b (break in time series) | 41.5%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 40.2% | 40.7% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | 39.6% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | 38.7% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | 37.6% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | 36.5% |
| 2014 | 31.3%b (break in time series) | 35.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 31.1% | 35.2% |
| 2012 | 28.3% | 34.1% |
| 2011 | 26.2%b (break in time series) | 33.1% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | 32.2% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | 31.2% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | 29.9% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | 28.9% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 17.8%b (break in time series) | 27.2% |
| 2004 | 18.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 26.3% |
| 2003 | 16.3%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 24.6% |
| 2002 | 12.0%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 23.1% |
| 2001 | 14.8%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
Flags: b break in time series; d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 47.1% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 31.9%, the figure has changed by +15.8 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 44.8%.
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