Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malta
Malta: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 10.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malta is 10.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malta peaked at 11.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2012.
That places Malta 56th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.3% | — |
| 2002 | 5.2% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +97.6% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -43.3% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +181.8% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 11.3% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 11.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 10.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.0%, 1.0× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 10.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4.9%, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +181.8% | 3.7% | 10.5% |
| 2004 | +97.6% | 5.5% | 10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 5.2% | 10.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 3.7% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 8.9% | 10.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malta?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Malta was 10.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Malta ranks 56th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release