Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 71.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta stood at 71.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta peaked at 88.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2004.
Malta ranks 126th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 83.8% | — |
| 1999 | 81.8% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 72.4% | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 71.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 63.3% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 48.2% | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 50.7% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | +41.1% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 86.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 72.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 71.2% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.8% | 81.8% | 83.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 46.4% | 72.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 50.7% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 71.2% | 73.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta was 71.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 126th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release