Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 98.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta is 98.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% 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, 85.5%, in 1998.
That places Malta 148th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 85.5% | — |
| 1999 | 87.0% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 89.6% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +1.7% |
| 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 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.3% | 85.5% | 87.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 89.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 96.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21,120 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,666 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 275.01 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.17 % change on previous year (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 98.7% 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 85.5% in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 148th out of 197 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 up 0.1%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release