School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Malta
Malta: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 16,135 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta is 16,135 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 20,344 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 9,442 number, in 1986.
Malta ranks 172nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,116 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,775 number | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 12,408 number | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 12,074 number | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 11,723 number | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 11,478 number | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 11,462 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 11,571 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 11,779 number | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 12,082 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 12,283 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 12,054 number | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 11,280 number | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 10,503 number | -6.9% |
| 1984 | 9,872 number | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 9,468 number | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 9,442 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 9,665 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 9,985 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 10,309 number | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 10,626 number | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 10,880 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 11,031 number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 11,193 number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 11,405 number | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 11,625 number | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 11,781 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 11,783 number | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11,755 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 11,722 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 11,685 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11,655 number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 11,627 number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 11,602 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 11,573 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 11,534 number | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 11,486 number | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 11,436 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 11,321 number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 11,155 number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 10,933 number | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 10,657 number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 20,344 number | +90.9% |
| 2013 | 19,918 number | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 19,405 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 18,804 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 18,132 number | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 17,513 number | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 16,921 number | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 16,439 number | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 16,135 number | -1.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16,135 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 128,810 number, 13% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 16,135 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 414,348 number, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +90.9% | 10,657 number | 20,344 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12,047 number | 11,462 number | 13,116 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,486 number | 9,442 number | 12,283 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,380 number | 10,626 number | 11,783 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,507 number | 11,155 number | 11,685 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,907 number | 10,657 number | 20,344 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,135 number | 16,135 number | 16,135 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Malta was 16,135 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20,344 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,442 number in 1986.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 172nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. 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 School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.