There were 319 tertiary-level graduates in the Gozo and Comino District for the academic year 2017-2018, this was down 8.9% on academic year 2016-2017, when there were 350, the National Statistics Office said today.

On a national level, tertiary-level graduates totalled 4,146 during academic year 2017-2018, equivalent to a decrease of 9.5% over the previous academic year.

The NSO noted that the largest share of tertiary graduates (57.5%) attained a first-degree qualification at ISCED level 6 (Bachelor’s or equivalent).

This was followed by 32.1% of total graduates who attained their qualification at ISCED Level 7 (Master’s or equivalent).

The majority of tertiary graduates (55.7%) were females, surpassing males in all levels of tertiary education.

The NSO said that most tertiary-level graduates were aged between 20-24 (64.7%), followed by those within the 25-29 age bracket.

During academic year 2017-2018, 76.0 per cent of graduates were enrolled on a full-time basis. Foreign graduates totalled 377, equivalent to 9.1% of total tertiary-level graduates, with the majority being non-EU nationals.

The ‘Business, administration and law’ field of study was the most popular among graduates in academic year 2017-2018, accounting for 31.3% of all tertiary-level graduates, followed by graduates in the ‘Health and Welfare’ field of study, the NSO said.

`Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary’ was the least popular field of study among tertiary graduates.

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