Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme … type in Malta
Malta: Pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme … type was 18,982 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18,982
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
47th
of 48 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
In 2024, pupils enrolled in upper-secondary education by programme in Malta stood at 18,982.
That represents a change of 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.
Malta ranks 47th of 48 countries on this measure, 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 … type 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% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 18,982 is below the median for high income countries, which is 351,184, 5% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
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
- 44 Luxembourg 29,544 compare
- 45 Montenegro 25,864 compare
- 46 Iceland 23,825 compare
- 48 Liechtenstein 1,586 compare
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- 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)
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 47th out of 48 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, type of institution and intensity of participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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