Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Malta
Malta: Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme was 14,159 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Malta, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Malta stood at 14,159. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Malta peaked at 14,159 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,531, in 2016.
That places Malta 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13,217 | — |
| 2014 | 12,812 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 12,533 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 12,531 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 12,603 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 12,777 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 12,789 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 13,307 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 13,606 | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 13,731 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 13,953 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 14,159 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12,752 | 12,531 | 13,217 | 7 |
| 2020s | 13,751 | 13,307 | 14,159 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 32 Cyprus 30,831 compare
- 33 Luxembourg 25,167 compare
- 34 Iceland 15,377 compare
- 36 Liechtenstein 1,583 compare
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 pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Malta?
- Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme in Malta was 14,159 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 14,159 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,531 in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in lower-secondary education by programme orientation, sex, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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