Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 1998
All-time low
0.9972 GPIA
in 2015
Years of data
26
1998–2023
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta stood at 1.01 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.9972 GPIA, in 2015.
That places Malta 34th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower … lower general adjusted gender parity in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.14 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 1.08 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.02 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9972 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.01 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9972 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 31 Eswatini 1.01 GPIA compare
- 32 Central African Republic 1.01 GPIA compare
- 33 Cote d'Ivoire 1.01 GPIA compare
- 35 Angola 1 GPIA compare
- 36 Costa Rica 1 GPIA compare
- 37 Tanzania 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- 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)
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 1.01 GPIA 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 1.14 GPIA in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9972 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 34th 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 down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release