Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 84.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
84.6%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
159th
of 217 countries
All-time high
98.9%
in 1973
All-time low
84.3%
in 2018
Years of data
52
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malta, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malta is 84.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malta peaked at 98.9% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2018.
Malta ranks 159th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 95.4% | — |
| 1972 | 96.7% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 98.9% | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 98.0% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 97.3% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 95.1% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 94.0% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 92.8% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 93.5% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 91.9% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 91.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 90.8% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 90.0% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 85.6% | -4.9% |
| 1988 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 88.1% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 90.5% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 92.4% | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 93.9% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 94.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 96.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 96.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 98.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 88.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 93.5% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 92.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 86.2% | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.6% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 95.7% | 92.8% | 98.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 89.9% | 85.6% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 88.1% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 88.4% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 84.3% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 84.6% | 85.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,080 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0237 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,257 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0258 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malta?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malta was 84.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 1973.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Malta ranks 159th out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release