Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational was 1.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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 1.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Malta peaked at 7.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Malta 58th out of 88 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.9% | — |
| 1999 | 7.2% | -8.9% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 4.6% | -19.3% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -73.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -27.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.7% | — |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -39.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -44.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -23.1% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +350.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -67.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -0.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 48% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 2.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in lower … lower both sexes vocational in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +350.7% | 0.5% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (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 1.0% 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 7.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 58th out of 88 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 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release