Progression to secondary school, male in Malta

Malta: Progression to secondary school, male was 100.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 156 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1971
All-time low
78.9%
in 1985
Years of data
38
1971–2016

Progression to secondary school, male in Malta, 1971–2016

0204060801001971199320161971: 100 %1972: 96.8 %1973: 100 %1974: 100 %1975: 98.6 %1976: 100 %1977: 97.8 %1978: 98.1 %1982: 97.4 %1984: 88.5 %1985: 78.9 %1986: 80.5 %1987: 79.4 %1988: 98.4 %1989: 90 %1990: 94.8 %1991: 100 %1992: 100 %1993: 100 %1994: 99.9 %1995: 98.1 %1996: 100 %1997: 98.1 %1998: 99.6 %1999: 96.6 %2000: 97.5 %2001: 100 %2002: 99.4 %2004: 98.6 %2005: 90.1 %2006: 100 %2007: 100 %2010: 96.9 %2011: 98.8 %2012: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %

Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.

Analysis

Malta recorded 100.0% for progression to secondary school, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, male in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 78.9%, in 1985.

That places Malta 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.

Progression to secondary school, male in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Progression to secondary school, male (%) in Malta, 1971 to 2016.
Year % Change
1971 100.0%
1972 96.8% -3.2%
1973 100.0% +3.3%
1974 100.0% +0.0%
1975 98.6% -1.4%
1976 100.0% +1.4%
1977 97.8% -2.2%
1978 98.1% +0.3%
1982 97.4% -0.7%
1984 88.5% -9.1%
1985 78.9% -10.8%
1986 80.5% +2.0%
1987 79.4% -1.3%
1988 98.4% +23.9%
1989 90.0% -8.5%
1990 94.8% +5.3%
1991 100.0% +5.5%
1992 100.0% +0.0%
1993 100.0% +0.0%
1994 99.9% -0.1%
1995 98.1% -1.8%
1996 100.0% +1.9%
1997 98.1% -1.9%
1998 99.6% +1.6%
1999 96.6% -3.0%
2000 97.5% +0.9%
2001 100.0% +2.6%
2002 99.4% -0.6%
2004 98.6% -0.8%
2005 90.1% -8.6%
2006 100.0% +11.0%
2007 100.0% +0.0%
2010 96.9% -3.1%
2011 98.8% +1.9%
2012 100.0% +1.2%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 98.9% 96.8% 100.0% 8
1980s 87.6% 78.9% 98.4% 7
1990s 98.7% 94.8% 100.0% 10
2000s 97.9% 90.1% 100.0% 7
2010s 99.3% 96.9% 100.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is progression to secondary school, male in Malta?
Progression to secondary school, male in Malta was 100.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1971.
What is the lowest progression to secondary school, male recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 78.9% in 1985.
How does Malta rank for progression to secondary school, male?
Malta ranks 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
Is progression to secondary school, male rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Progression to secondary school, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 4,181 data points, 1970–2018
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Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).