Education in Malta

146 indicators covering education for Malta.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 15-64 66.6% 2025 down 1.3% 65th
Population ages 0-14 12.9% 2025 down 9.4% 203rd
Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
School enrollment, primary 97.7% 2023 down 3.1% 127th
Primary education, teachers 1,941 2024 up 7.9% 171st
School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% 2023 down 4.1% 125th
School enrollment, primary, male 97.8% 2023 down 2.2% 128th
Labor force, total 323,052 2025 up 52.4% 165th
Labor force, female 41.9% 2025 up 8.4% 127th
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9967 GPI 2020 down 0.6% 80th
School enrollment, secondary 103.0% 2023 up 6.8% 50th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.6 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 180th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 0.9 per 1,000 2024 down 18.2% 190th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.5 per 1,000 2024 down 16.7% 163rd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.3 per 1,000 2024 down 25.0% 178th
Secondary education, teachers 4,664 2024 up 21.4% 157th
School enrollment, secondary, female 103.9% 2023 up 5.6% 51st
School enrollment, secondary, male 102.3% 2023 up 8.1% 52nd
School enrollment, tertiary 80.5% 2023 up 81.0% 27th
School enrollment, primary, private 41.5% 2023 down 2.6% 23rd
School enrollment, preprimary 112.5% 2020 down 0.9% 8th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 62.6% 2023 up 63.8% 44th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 101.4% 2023 up 98.0% 20th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2020 up 13.4% 98th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.38 GPI 2023 up 10.3% 36th
Secondary education, teachers, female 3,078 2024 up 24.4% 145th
Primary completion rate, female 97.0% 2023 down 3.2% 73rd
Primary completion rate, male 97.2% 2023 down 2.2% 69th
Government expenditure on education, total 4.7% 2022 down 24.6% 72nd
Secondary education, general pupils 25,779 2017 down 22.4% 169th
Lower secondary completion rate, total 97.3% 2023 down 3.2% 45th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 112.5% 2020 up 0.6% 7th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 112.5% 2020 down 2.2% 7th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 96.3% 2021 up 2.0% 58th
Government expenditure on education, total 12.5% 2022 down 16.6% 102nd
Secondary education, general pupils 50.1% 2017 up 1.4% 90th
Lower secondary completion rate, female 97.0% 2023 down 4.2% 53rd
Lower secondary completion rate, male 97.7% 2023 down 2.3% 39th
Children out of school 2.6% 2023 up 153.7% 114th
Primary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 25th
Primary education, pupils 27,337 2023 up 15.6% 176th
Secondary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 26th
Secondary education, pupils 32,424 2023 up 4.6% 171st
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 97.1% 2021 up 2.2% 54th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 95.6% 2021 up 1.9% 58th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 4,981 2017 down 5.6% 143rd
Number of under-five deaths, male 13 2024 down 13.3% 176th
Number of under-five deaths, female 10 2024 down 16.7% 178th
Number of infant deaths, male 11 2024 down 15.4% 178th
Number of infant deaths, female 9 2024 down 18.2% 178th
Children out of school, female 2.7% 2023 up 88.5% 124th
Children out of school, male 2.6% 2023 up 168.2% 124th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 41.4% 2017 up 15.8% 95th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 107.2% 2017 up 11.4% 49th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 2.9% 2025 down 45.3% 139th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 2.8% 2025 down 47.6% 156th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 2.9% 2025 down 46.3% 150th
Primary education, teachers 85.8% 2024 up 0.6% 58th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.3% 2017 down 83.1% 152nd