School enrollment, secondary in Malta
Malta: School enrollment, secondary was 93.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Malta, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, secondary in Malta stood at 93.0%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Malta peaked at 93.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 51.6%, in 1971.
Malta ranks 32nd of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Malta, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 51.6% | — |
| 1972 | 60.1% | +16.5% |
| 1973 | 61.7% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 62.9% | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 69.6% | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 72.0% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 68.8% | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 66.5% | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 64.4% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 67.6% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 65.2% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 70.9% | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 74.0% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 76.1% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 73.9% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 72.9% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 75.2% | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 77.4% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 80.8% | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 80.7% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 81.3% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 80.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 80.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 86.3% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 87.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 80.2% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 83.8% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 87.9% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +3.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 93.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.5%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Malta's 93.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 72.9%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.2% | 51.6% | 72.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 72.5% | 65.2% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.0% | 77.4% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 80.2% | 87.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 83.8% | 93.0% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 29 Barbados 93.6% compare
- 30 Greece 93.3% compare
- 31 Netherlands 93.2% compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 92.8% compare
- 34 United States 92.5% compare
- 35 Croatia 92.4% compare
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Malta?
- School enrollment, secondary in Malta was 93.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.6% in 1971.
- How does Malta rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.