Tertiary-level graduates totalled 5,833 during 2023, NSO says
Tertiary-level graduates totalled 5,833 during 2023 - an increase of 6.6 per cent over the previous year, the NSO said Thursday.This news release includes graduates from formal education programmes with a minimum duration of one semester of full-time
Tertiary-level graduates totalled 5,833 during 2023 - an increase of 6.6 per cent over the previous year, the NSO said Thursday.
This news release includes graduates from formal education programmes with a minimum duration of one semester of full-time study (or the equivalent in part-time) and that are delivered from Malta. Graduates are included irrespective of whether they are residing in Malta or abroad. The population of educational institutions considered include institutions delivering formal education programmes from Malta, whether online or face-to-face, at tertiary level.
More than half of tertiary graduates (60.1 per cent) were females, and females surpassed males in all levels of tertiary education. For every 100 male graduates, there were 151 female graduates. An increase was also reflected in the total number of educational institutions offering tertiary education during this reference year.
The largest share of tertiary graduates attained a qualification at ISCED Level 6 (Bachelor's or equivalent) (52.5 per cent). This was followed by 34.9 per cent of total tertiary graduates who attained a qualification at ISCED Level 7 (Master's or equivalent).
The majority of tertiary-level graduates was made up of persons aged between 20 and 29 years (67.9 per cent). Foreign graduates totalled 1,526, equivalent to 26.2 per cent of total tertiary-level graduates, increasing by 12.3 percentage points over the previous year. Non-EU citizens comprised the largest proportion of all foreign tertiary graduates (54.5 per cent). During 2023, 71.9 per cent of graduates attained a qualification from a full-time programme, whilst graduates from part-time programmes increased by 16.8 percentage points over the previous year.
The majority of graduates in ISCED levels 6 (Bachelor's or equivalent) and 7 (Master's or equivalent) were Maltese (81.1 per cent and 77.5 per cent, respectively), whilst in ISCED levels 5 (Short-cycle tertiary education) and 8 (Doctoral or equivalent), the majority of graduates were foreign nationals (67.8 per cent and 60.3 per cent, respectively).
The 'Business, administration and law' field of study was the most popular field amongst tertiary graduates in 2023, accounting for over one fourth of the total at 29.7 per cent. This field was also the most popular field among graduates in ISCED level 6 and level 7. The field 'Health and welfare' was the second most popular field of study among graduates at 23.2 per cent, and it was the most popular field among graduates in ISCED level 5 and level 8. 'Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary' was the least popular field of study among tertiary graduates, amounting to 0.2 per cent.
The majority of graduates in ISCED levels 5, 6 and 7 were graduating from state-run institutions, whilst those graduating at ISCED level 8 were equally distributed in both sate-run and independently-run institutions. The fields of study "Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary" and "Education" were largely composed of Maltese graduates (100.0 per cent and 96.9 per cent, respectively).
In 2023, 14.2 per cent of graduates attained a qualification in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Of these, 557 were males while 272 were females. Female STEM graduates increased by 10.1 per cent over the previous year, while male STEM graduates decreased by 6.7 per cent.
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