School age population, upper secondary education, male in Malta
Malta: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 9,409 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Malta, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in Malta is 9,409, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Malta peaked at 10,311 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5,373, in 2011.
Malta ranks 174th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6,042 | — |
| 2002 | 5,928 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 5,874 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 5,809 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 5,794 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 6,019 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 5,880 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 5,758 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 5,694 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 5,625 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 5,373 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 10,311 | +91.9% |
| 2013 | 10,061 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 9,826 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 9,849 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 9,677 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 9,671 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9,665 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 9,420 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 9,304 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 9,048 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 8,990 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 9,205 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 9,409 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,866 | 5,694 | 6,042 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,948 | 5,373 | 10,311 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,191 | 8,990 | 9,409 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Malta?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Malta was 9,409 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 10,311 in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,373 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Malta ranks 174th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 School age population, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release