Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational was 26.5% 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 26.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 143.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta peaked at 39.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1998.
That places Malta 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 … upper female vocational in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.3% | — |
| 1999 | 7.9% | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +125.3% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +22.7% |
| 2003 | 24.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +47.6% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 36.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | -44.6% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -58.5% |
| 2013 | 10.9% | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +30.5% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +81.5% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | +7.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 26.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.0%, 85% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 26.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 5.3%, 5.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female vocational in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +125.3% | 7.9% | 17.8% |
| 2017 | +81.5% | 12.8% | 23.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 17.8% | 39.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 9.1% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 24.3% | 26.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- 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)
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 26.5% 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 39.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 63rd out of 168 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 143.2%. 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release