Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 16.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
16.8%
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
61st
of 216 countries
All-time high
23.7%
in 1987
All-time low
6.7%
in 2012
Years of data
52
1971–2023
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malta, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 16.8% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 116.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malta peaked at 23.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2012.
Malta ranks 61st of 216 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 vocational in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 10.0% | — |
| 1972 | 9.9% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 8.2% | -17.4% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | +25.2% |
| 1975 | 11.5% | +12.2% |
| 1976 | 13.5% | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 15.2% | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 16.1% | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 16.7% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 16.2% | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 19.3% | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 18.8% | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 22.0% | +17.3% |
| 1986 | 22.9% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 23.7% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 22.4% | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 22.8% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 22.1% | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 20.4% | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 19.1% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 13.1% | -22.0% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 10.2% | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 9.4% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | +74.3% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +15.6% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | -51.1% |
| 2012 | 6.7% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +80.4% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 15.8% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.1% | 8.2% | 16.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 16.2% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 9.1% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 8.7% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 6.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 58 Panama 17.5% compare
- 59 Greece 17.5% compare
- 60 New Zealand 16.9% compare
- 62 Burundi 16.7% compare
- 63 French Polynesia 16.7% compare
- 64 Iran, Islamic Republic of 16.2% compare
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malta?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Malta was 16.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Malta ranks 61st out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.8%. 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release