Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 28.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 28.8% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 124.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta peaked at 53.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2012.
That places Malta 67th out of 168 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.2% | — |
| 1999 | 18.2% | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +51.8% |
| 2001 | 28.7% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +25.6% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +46.1% |
| 2005 | 51.9% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 47.2% | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | -42.3% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | -58.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +21.0% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +76.0% |
| 2018 | 28.5% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 27.7% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 18.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 27.6% | 53.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 11.8% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 27.0% | 28.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
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 28.8% 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 53.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 67th 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 124.7%. 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release