Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Malta

Malta: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 20.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
20.3%
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
56th
of 98 countries
All-time high
25.3%
in 2013
All-time low
7.6%
in 2005
Years of data
16
2000–2017

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Malta, 2000–2017

101520252000200820172000: 12 %2001: 9.6 %2002: 8.6 %2003: 9.1 %2004: 10.3 %2005: 7.6 %2006: 11.1 %2008: 12.9 %2009: 15 %2010: 16.7 %2011: 21.9 %2013: 25.3 %2014: 24.9 %2015: 24.8 %2016: 18 %2017: 20.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Malta stood at 20.3%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 83.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Malta peaked at 25.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2005.

That places Malta 56th out of 98 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.7% 7.6% 15.0% 9
2010s 21.7% 16.7% 25.3% 7

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 53 El Salvador 21.4% compare
  2. 54 New Zealand 21.4% compare
  3. 55 Chile 20.9% compare
  4. 57 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
  5. 58 Latvia 20.2% compare
  6. 59 Seychelles 19.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Malta?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Malta was 20.3% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2005.
How does Malta rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Malta ranks 56th out of 98 countries with data for 2017.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.