Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Malta
Malta: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 107.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Malta, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Malta stood at 107.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Malta peaked at 107.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2008.
Malta ranks 37th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 101.7% | — |
| 1999 | 101.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 100.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 101.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 100.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 102.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 105.5% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 101.3% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 100.5% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 100.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.4% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 103.1% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 106.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 101.5% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 103.5% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 101.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 101.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 102.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 105.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 106.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 107.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.6% | 101.4% | 101.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 101.5% | 99.4% | 105.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.0% | 101.5% | 107.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,751 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Malta?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Malta was 107.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 107.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 37th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.