Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malta
Malta: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 89.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malta stood at 89.6%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malta peaked at 89.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.8%, in 2001.
That places Malta 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 55.8% | — |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | +23.8% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 70.6% | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 88.3% | +40.6% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 88.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.7% | 55.8% | 82.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 86.1% | 83.3% | 88.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 86.2% | 89.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 55 Hungary 90.1% compare
- 56 Estonia 90.0% compare
- 57 Macau, China 89.6% compare
- 59 Uruguay 89.5% compare
- 60 Luxembourg 89.2% compare
- 61 Costa Rica 89.0% compare
More education data for Malta
- 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 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malta?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Malta was 89.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.8% in 2001.
- How does Malta rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 58th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release