Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Malta
Malta: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 79,095 in 2012. βΌ Falling
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Malta, 1999β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Malta stood at 79,095. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Malta peaked at 90,220 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 79,095, in 2012.
That places Malta 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89,261 | 89,261 | 89,261 | 1 |
| 2000s | 86,493 | 82,414 | 90,220 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,819 | 79,095 | 84,049 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 30 Cyprus 170,906 compare
- 31 Luxembourg 104,057 compare
- 32 Iceland 101,858 compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 7,175 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Malta?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Malta was 79,095 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 90,220 in 2004.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,095 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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