Secondary education, pupils in Malta
Malta: Secondary education, pupils was 48.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils in Malta, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, pupils in Malta is 48.7%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils in Malta peaked at 50.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1979.
Malta ranks 120th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.7% | 44.4% | 47.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 46.5% | 44.9% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.1% | 45.9% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.8% | 47.1% | 48.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 45.8% | 50.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,941 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.8% (2023)
- Labor force, female 41.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 323,052 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils in Malta?
- Secondary education, pupils in Malta was 48.7% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1979.
- How does Malta rank for secondary education, pupils?
- Malta ranks 120th out of 203 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, pupils rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, pupils (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at secondary level includes enrollments in public and private schools.