Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 81.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.8%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
155th
of 217 countries
All-time high
91.9%
in 2012
All-time low
65.3%
in 1986
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
In 2023, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malta stood at 81.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Malta peaked at 91.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 1986.
That places Malta 155th out of 217 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 84.9% | — |
| 1972 | 84.7% | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 85.7% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 82.8% | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 81.0% | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 79.1% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 76.2% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 77.0% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 75.2% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 71.3% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 66.3% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 65.3% | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 67.8% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 69.7% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 68.8% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 71.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 71.9% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 73.6% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 78.8% | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 83.6% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 87.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.3% | 76.2% | 85.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 70.9% | 65.3% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.4% | 69.0% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.5% | 79.1% | 87.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 80.3% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 81.8% | 83.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,080 (2023)
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 81.8% 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 91.9% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 1986.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Malta ranks 155th 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 10.1%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release