Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malta
Malta: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0587 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malta, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.0587 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.106 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0587 units per person, in 2023.
That places Malta 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0806 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.093 units per person | +15.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0934 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0942 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1043 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 0.106 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0987 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0932 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0871 units per person | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0874 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0799 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0819 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0825 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0844 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0829 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0812 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0809 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0829 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0861 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0899 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0894 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0935 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0932 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0933 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0941 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0922 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0926 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0926 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0915 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0925 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.092 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0915 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0928 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1031 units per person | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0994 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0946 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0947 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0923 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0897 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0774 units per person | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0756 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0729 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0697 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0663 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0633 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0659 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0639 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.061 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0601 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0605 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0591 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0587 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0945 units per person | 0.0806 units per person | 0.106 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.083 units per person | 0.0799 units per person | 0.0874 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0922 units per person | 0.0894 units per person | 0.0941 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0947 units per person | 0.0915 units per person | 0.1031 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0706 units per person | 0.061 units per person | 0.0897 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0596 units per person | 0.0587 units per person | 0.0605 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 169 Djibouti 0.0602 units per person compare
- 170 Yemen 0.0597 units per person compare
- 171 Thailand 0.0595 units per person compare
- 173 British Virgin Islands 0.0583 units per person compare
- 174 Saint Lucia 0.0577 units per person compare
- 175 Mauritania 0.0562 units per person compare
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malta?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Malta was 0.0587 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.106 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0587 units per person in 2023.
- How does Malta rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Malta ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.