Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Malta
Malta: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) was 7,184 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Malta, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Malta is 7,184, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Malta peaked at 15,432 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6,424, in 2017.
Malta ranks 166th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 15,432 | — |
| 1999 | 15,394 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 15,122 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 15,088 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 14,637 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 14,695 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 14,988 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 14,357 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 14,176 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 14,222 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13,466 | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 14,012 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 13,741 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 12,572 | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 7,050 | -43.9% |
| 2013 | 6,757 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 6,602 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 6,443 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6,455 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6,424 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,687 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 6,718 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 7,032 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 7,134 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 7,107 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 7,184 | +1.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7,184 is below the median for high income countries, which is 93,536, 8% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Malta's 7,184 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 334,914, 2% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) (lower male) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -43.9% | 12,572 | 7,050 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,413 | 15,394 | 15,432 | 2 |
| 2000s | 14,476 | 13,466 | 15,122 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,945 | 6,424 | 13,741 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,114 | 7,032 | 7,184 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Malta?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Malta was 7,184 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15,432 in 1998.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,424 in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- Malta ranks 166th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release