Tertiary education in Malta

In Malta, 37.7% of people aged 25 to 64 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.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Malta, 2025 37.7% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.4percentage points 2024: 36.3%
Malta, 2025 37.7% Country total
Position in 2025 115th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Malta over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period MaltaMalta
2025 37.7% 37.7%
2024 36.3% 36.3%
2023 33.2% 33.2%
2022 31.8% 31.8%
2021 32.1%b (break in time series) 32.1%b (break in time series)
2020 30.8% 30.8%
2019 29.7% 29.7%
2018 26.9% 26.9%
2017 23.9% 23.9%
2016 22.1% 22.1%
2015 21.6% 21.6%
2014 21.2%b (break in time series) 21.2%b (break in time series)
2013 19.6% 19.6%
2012 17.8% 17.8%
2011 16.2%b (break in time series) 16.2%b (break in time series)
2010 14.9% 14.9%
2009 13.9% 13.9%
2008 13.3% 13.3%
2007 12.4% 12.4%
2006 11.9% 11.9%
2005 11.5%b (break in time series) 11.5%b (break in time series)
2004 11.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 11.2%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2003 9.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 9.2%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2002 8.8%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 8.8%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2001 9.5%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 9.5%d (definition differs (see metadata))

Flags: d definition differs (see metadata); b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 36.3% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 21.6%, the figure has changed by +16.1 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 289 regions with data for 2025, Malta has the 115th highest value.
  • The figure for Malta in 2025 was 37.7%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Malta
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat