Secondary education, pupils in Malta
Malta: Secondary education, pupils was 48.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Malta, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Malta is 48.7%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Malta peaked at 50.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1979.
Malta ranks 120th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils in Malta, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 47.8% | — |
| 1972 | 44.9% | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 46.4% | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 45.4% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 45.3% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 44.4% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 45.5% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 44.9% | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 45.7% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 45.6% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 47.8% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 47.8% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 47.7% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 46.9% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 46.4% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 45.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 46.9% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 48.9% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 48.0% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 48.0% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 48.1% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 48.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 49.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 49.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 44.4% | 47.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 44.9% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 45.9% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 47.1% | 48.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 45.8% | 50.1% | 8 |
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 secondary education, pupils in Malta?
- Secondary education, pupils in Malta was 48.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1979.
- How does Malta rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Malta ranks 120th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.