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

Malta: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general was 71.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
71.5%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
117th
of 179 countries
All-time high
88.2%
in 2012
All-time low
46.4%
in 2004
Years of data
20
1998–2018

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

0204060801998200820181998: 83.8 %1999: 81.8 %2000: 72.4 %2001: 71.3 %2002: 64 %2003: 63.3 %2004: 46.4 %2005: 48.1 %2006: 52.8 %2007: 53 %2008: 48.2 %2010: 50.7 %2011: 71.6 %2012: 88.2 %2013: 87.2 %2014: 86.7 %2015: 87.3 %2016: 84.6 %2017: 72.9 %2018: 71.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malta is 71.5%, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malta peaked at 88.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2004.

Malta ranks 117th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 82.8% 81.8% 83.8% 2
2000s 57.7% 46.4% 72.4% 9
2010s 77.9% 50.7% 88.2% 9

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 114 Iceland 71.8% compare
  2. 115 Seychelles 71.5% compare
  3. 116 Greece 71.5% compare
  4. 118 Ukraine 71.4% compare
  5. 119 New Zealand 70.4% compare
  6. 120 Ecuador 70.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malta?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general in Malta was 71.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2012.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2004.
How does Malta rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general?
Malta ranks 117th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 3,926 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

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