Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta
Malta: Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes was 18,148 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta stood at 18,148 number.
That represents a change of up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 18,157 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,153 number, in 1999.
That places Malta 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6,186 number | — |
| 1999 | 6,153 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 7,173 number | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 7,179 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7,765 number | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 8,166 number | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 11,813 number | +44.7% |
| 2005 | 11,925 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10,547 number | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 11,214 number | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 11,556 number | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 10,968 number | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 7,978 number | -27.3% |
| 2012 | 17,857 number | +123.8% |
| 2013 | 17,772 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 17,418 number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 16,901 number | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 16,245 number | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 18,157 number | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 18,148 number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,170 number | 6,153 number | 6,186 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 9,704 number | 7,173 number | 11,925 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 15,716 number | 7,978 number | 18,157 number | 9 |
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More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta was 18,148 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 18,157 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,153 number in 1999.
- How does Malta rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.0%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.