Decline in number of sixth formers in Malta

According to the latest statistics published by the NSO, the number of students who decide to continue into post-secondary education has been consistently decreasing over a five-year period. The 2014/15 academic year saw 6000 students registering into sixth form, but this number had already went down to 4,866 by 2019. With a dwindling of 19%, the total number of post-secondary and tertiary students racked at 20,806.

Business, administration and law accounted for 24.6% of the most enrolled in fields of study by post-secondary students. Health came close at 19.7%, with humanities registering at 10.6% and engineering, manufacturing and construction all at 9.7%. A total of 7897 students graduated from post-secondary and tertiary education during the 2018/19 scholastic year.

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