Enrolment in secondary education, male in Malta
Malta: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 16,673 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16,673
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
171st
of 218 countries
All-time high
21,883
in 2004
All-time low
12,721
in 1971
Years of data
52
1971–2023
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Malta, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, enrolment in secondary education, male in Malta stood at 16,673.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in Malta peaked at 21,883 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 12,721, in 1971.
That places Malta 171st out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 12,721 | — |
| 1972 | 15,508 | +21.9% |
| 1973 | 15,135 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 15,530 | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 17,231 | +11.0% |
| 1976 | 17,482 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 16,566 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 15,869 | -4.2% |
| 1979 | 15,172 | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 15,082 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 14,043 | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 14,650 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 14,798 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 15,190 | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 14,565 | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 14,485 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 14,539 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 15,073 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 16,038 | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 16,945 | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 17,348 | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 18,402 | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 18,547 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 18,928 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 18,878 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 17,921 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 18,434 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 18,542 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 18,857 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 18,753 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 19,036 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 18,790 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 19,073 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 21,883 | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 21,052 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 19,911 | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 20,210 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 19,721 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 20,124 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 16,504 | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 16,112 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 15,682 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 15,249 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 14,677 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 14,489 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 15,787 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 15,840 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 15,739 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 15,814 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 16,105 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16,168 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 16,673 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,690 | 12,721 | 17,482 | 9 |
| 1980s | 14,846 | 14,043 | 16,038 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,280 | 16,945 | 18,928 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,825 | 18,753 | 21,883 | 9 |
| 2010s | 16,020 | 14,489 | 20,124 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,190 | 15,814 | 16,673 | 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 secondary education, male in Malta?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in Malta was 16,673 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 21,883 in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,721 in 1971.
- How does Malta rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- Malta ranks 171st out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in 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 rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release