Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Malta
Malta: Enrolment in lower secondary education, 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 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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
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