Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.01 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 192 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 secondary education enrolled in 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% |
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 Côte d'Ivoire 1.01 GPIA compare
- 35 Angola 1 GPIA compare
- 36 Costa Rica 1 GPIA compare
- 37 Tanzania, United Republic of 1 GPIA compare
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 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 192 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