Malta vs Spain: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general

Malta
82.3%
in 2018
Spain
81.2%
in 2018
Malta rank
155th
Spain rank
158th

Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time

  • Malta
  • Spain
020406080100197119942018

How they compare

Malta currently reports 82.3% against 81.2% in Spain, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 155th and Spain ranks 158th of 205 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 87.9% 82.5% 5.4% Malta
1980s 79.8% 75.6% 4.2% Malta
1990s 85.0% 77.5% 7.5% Malta
2000s 87.8% 85.4% 2.3% Malta
2010s 89.4% 82.2% 7.2% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Malta or Spain?
Malta, at 82.3% against 81.2% in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Malta and Spain?
1.1%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
47 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Malta and Spain rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
Malta ranks 155th and Spain ranks 158th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 8,733 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. General education is designed to develop learners’ general knowledge, skills and competencies and literacy and numeracy skills, often to prepare students for more advanced educational programmes at the same or higher ISCED levels and to lay the foundation for lifelong learning. General educational programmes are typically school- or college-based. General education includes educational programmes that are designed to prepare students for entry into vocational education, but that do not prepare for employment in a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades, nor lead directly to a labour market relevant qualification.