Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.06 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta stood at 1.06 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta peaked at 1.48 GPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.04 GPIA, in 2013.
That places Malta 86th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.21 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.2 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.24 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 1.21 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.3 GPIA | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.48 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 1.42 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1.34 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.32 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 1.38 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.27 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 1.17 GPIA | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.09 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.09 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.48 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 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 1.06 GPIA 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 1.48 GPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 86th out of 183 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 up 1.7%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release