Malta's progression to secondary school (%) was 98.89% in 2016, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.31 percentage points from 97.58% in 2006.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 98.89% | 2016 |
| Five years earlier | 99.4% | 2011 |
| Ten years earlier | 97.58% | 2006 |
| Highest | 99.98% | 1996 |
| Lowest | 88.19% | 1987 |
| Average since 2007 | 98.46% | 2007–2016 |
| First recorded | 96.86% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2016, Malta's progression to secondary school (%) rose 0.3 percentage points on 2015 (from 98.59% to 98.89%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2015), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.35 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 10.61 percentage points in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.51 percentage points in 1984. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2007 to 2016 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 13% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2016, Malta had the 29th highest value of the 46 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | 98.89% | 2016 |
| World | 91.31% | 2017 |
| High income | 97.38% | 2017 |
Closest to Malta in the 2016 ranking
What this measures
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).
Limitations: The quality of data on the transition rate is affected when new entrants and repeaters are not correctly distinguished. Students who interrupt their studies after completing primary education could also affect data quality.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 41 values
| Year | Progression to secondary school (%) |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 98.89 |
| 2015 | 98.59 |
| 2014 | 96.79 |
| 2013 | 97.8 |
| 2012 | 98.96 |
| 2011 | 99.4 |
| 2010 | 97.5 |
| 2009 | no data |
| 2008 | no data |
| 2007 | 99.79 |
| 2006 |
Progression to secondary school (%) in nearby economies
More education data for Malta
- Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 27,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils — 32,424 (2023)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 39.03% (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 112.49% (2020)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 112.49% (2020)
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Questions people ask
- What is Malta's progression to secondary school (%)?
- 98.89% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 2.03 percentage points from 96.86% in 1971. The highest value was 99.98% in 1996 and the lowest 88.19% in 1987.
- How does Malta rank?
- 29th highest of 46 economies with data for 2016.
- Is the latest change in progression to secondary school (%) unusual for Malta?
- In 2016, Malta's progression to secondary school (%) rose 0.3 percentage points on 2015 (from 98.59% to 98.89%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1977 to 2015), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.35 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.PROG.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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