Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in upper … upper general adjusted gender parity was 1.06 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.06 GPIA
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
86th
of 188 countries
All-time high
1.48 GPIA
in 2004
All-time low
1.04 GPIA
in 2013
Years of data
25
1998–2023
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 188 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 … upper general adjusted gender parity 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% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.06 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 99% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.03 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- 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)
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 188 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