Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta
Malta: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 31.0% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta is 31.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 110.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Malta peaked at 66.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 2012.
That places Malta 71st 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 | 25.9% | — |
| 1999 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 37.3% | +42.1% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | +28.7% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | +39.7% |
| 2005 | 63.5% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 62.3% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | -37.6% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -58.6% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +70.3% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 25.9% | 26.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.6% | 36.3% | 66.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 14.5% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.6% | 31.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 68 Puerto Rico 32.4% compare
- 69 Thailand 31.5% compare
- 70 New Zealand 31.3% compare
- 72 Ukraine 30.6% compare
- 73 Mozambique 29.8% compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 29.1% compare
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,080 (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 31.0% 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 66.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Malta ranks 71st 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 110.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release