2.1 Students
This chapter offers a regional analysis of students’ progression through various education levels, distinguishing between compulsory (ages 5–15) and non-compulsory education. It covers state, independent, and church schools. Non-compulsory education includes kindergarten and post-secondary/tertiary levels. Data is examined based on both students’ residence and school location.
Last Updated: 22 June 2026
Salient Points
Post-secondary general education: Scholastic year 2023/24
… 4,347 adolescents enrolled in post-secondary general education, of which 72.5 per cent attended state-run institutions. Most students attended institutions located in the Northern Harbour district at 63.0 per cent.
Other Post-secondary and Tertiary education – Scholastic year 2023/24
… 24,927 students attended full-time or part-time courses; an increase of 5.1 per cent when compared to academic year 2022/23.
… most students residing in Malta and Gozo and Comino were females at 53.8 per cent. The largest share of male and female students hailed from the Northern Harbour at 30.0 and 28.5 per cent respectively.
Graduates per 1,000 inhabitants – Scholastic year 2023/24
… share of graduates at MQF level 6 per 1,000 inhabitants was highest in the Gozo and Comino and Western districts at 10.7 and 10.2 respectively whereas that for MQF level 7 was highest in the Western and Gozo and Comino districts at 10.4 and 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants respectively.
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2.1.1 Student body in MALTA by age and district of residence (LAU 1)
Note: Student body in the above chart refers to persons in non-compulsory and compulsory education. Data excludes students not residing in Malta or whose residence is unspecified.
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Maps
2.1.1 Locality of institution (LAU 2)
2.1.2 Locality of residence (LAU 2)
Notes:
1. For information on the institutions which comprise post-secondary general education, refer to methodological notes 7 and 8.
2. Records with unspecified locality of residence were deducted from the map.