Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Malta

Malta: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general was 97.7% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
97.7%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
154th
of 191 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2004
All-time low
92.1%
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Malta, 1998–2018

0204060801001998200820181998: 92.1 %1999: 92.8 %2000: 94.3 %2001: 95.4 %2002: 98.8 %2003: 99.1 %2004: 100 %2005: 100 %2006: 100 %2007: 100 %2008: 100 %2009: 100 %2010: 99.3 %2011: 99.6 %2012: 100 %2013: 99 %2014: 98.9 %2015: 99.4 %2016: 99.3 %2017: 99.5 %2018: 97.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malta recorded 97.7% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 1998.

That places Malta 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%) in Malta, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 92.1%
1999 92.8% +0.8%
2000 94.3% +1.6%
2001 95.4% +1.2%
2002 98.8% +3.6%
2003 99.1% +0.3%
2004 100.0% +0.9%
2005 100.0% +0.0%
2006 100.0% +0.0%
2007 100.0% +0.0%
2008 100.0% +0.0%
2009 100.0% +0.0%
2010 99.3% -0.7%
2011 99.6% +0.3%
2012 100.0% +0.4%
2013 99.0% -1.0%
2014 98.9% -0.2%
2015 99.4% +0.5%
2016 99.3% -0.0%
2017 99.5% +0.2%
2018 97.7% -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.5% 92.1% 92.8% 2
2000s 98.8% 94.3% 100.0% 10
2010s 99.2% 97.7% 100.0% 9

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 151 Tunisia 98.0% compare
  2. 152 Vanuatu 97.9% compare
  3. 153 Lithuania 97.9% compare
  4. 155 Monaco 97.6% compare
  5. 156 Slovakia 97.6% compare
  6. 157 Chile 97.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Malta?
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general in Malta was 97.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 1998.
How does Malta rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general?
Malta ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 4,344 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in general programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower 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.