Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Malta
Gross tertiary enrolment in Malta was 80.5% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Malta, 2023
80.5%
Change from 2022
+5.9percentage points
European Union, 2023
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
80.0%
Position in 2023
23rd of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Malta over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 80.5% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 57.8% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 49.2% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 45.4% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | 67.4% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | 65.6% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | 64.5% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | 31.2% | 62.8% |
| 2005 | 32.2% | 61.6% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | 60.0% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | 58.0% |
| 2002 | 24.3% | 55.7% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +5.9 percentage points from 74.6% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 44.5%, the figure has changed by +36.0 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Malta has the 23rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 79.5%.
More for Malta
All statistics for Malta
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
47.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
97.7%
2023 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
8.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
19.7%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.7%
2025 · ILOSTAT