Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 99.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta stood at 99.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 1998.
That places Malta 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 92.1% | — |
| 1999 | 92.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 94.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 95.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.5% | 92.1% | 92.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 94.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 97.7% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.7% | 99.0% | 4 |
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 share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta was 99.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 148th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release