School enrollment, preprimary in Malta
Malta: School enrollment, preprimary was 112.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Malta stood at 112.5%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Malta peaked at 118.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1970.
Malta ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 36.4% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 66.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.3% | 100.3% | 112.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.6% | 98.8% | 109.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.9% | 107.7% | 118.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.5% | 112.5% | 112.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,941 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 97.8% (2023)
- Labor force, total 323,052 (2025)
- Labor force, female 41.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Malta?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Malta was 112.5% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 118.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1970.
- How does Malta rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.