52.4% Of Students Enrolled In Malta’s Post-Secondary & Tertiary Schools Were Women

A total of 35,533 students were enrolled in post-secondary and tertiary education institutions during the 2024-2025 academic year, marking an 8.7% increase compared to the previous year, according to figures published by the National Statistics Office (NSO).

Of the total number of students enrolled, 52.4% were female, while foreign students accounted for 35.3% of all post-secondary and tertiary enrolments.

Post-secondary education recorded 10,886 students, an increase of 4.7% over the previous academic year.

The majority of students at this level were aged under 20 years, accounting for 85.7% of enrolments. Foreign students made up 18.6% of post-secondary students, with 2,028 enrolled.

More than half of post-secondary students were studying courses or programmes with a vocational orientation, accounting for 55.4% of enrolments. State-run institutions accounted for the majority of post-secondary students, with 84.5% of enrolments.

At tertiary level, the number of students reached 24,647, representing a 10.6% increase compared to the previous academic year. Female students accounted for 54.1% of tertiary enrolments, while full-time students represented 75% of the total, with 18,484 students studying on a full-time basis.

Foreign students at tertiary level totalled 10,513, making up 42.7% of all tertiary enrolments. This represented an increase of 27.4% compared to the previous year.

The largest share of tertiary students were aged between 20 and 24 years, accounting for 38.9% of enrolments. The most popular field of study was Business, administration and law, with 7,885 students, followed by Health and welfare with 5,917 students.

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