Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Malta
Malta: Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme was 18,982 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18,982
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
35th
of 36 countries
All-time high
20,077
in 2013
All-time low
17,664
in 2022
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Malta, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 18,982 for pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in 2024.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Malta peaked at 20,077 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 17,664, in 2022.
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 falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20,077 | — |
| 2014 | 19,976 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 19,824 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 19,303 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 18,157 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 18,148 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 17,939 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 17,665 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 17,728 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 17,664 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 18,471 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 18,982 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19,061 | 17,939 | 20,077 | 7 |
| 2020s | 18,102 | 17,664 | 18,982 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 32 Luxembourg 28,505 compare
- 33 Montenegro 25,864 compare
- 34 Iceland 23,825 compare
- 36 Liechtenstein 1,586 compare
More education data for Malta
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Malta?
- Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Malta was 18,982 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20,077 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,664 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme?
- Malta ranks 35th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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