School enrollment, primary, male in Malta
Malta: School enrollment, primary, male was 97.6% in 1997. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, male in Malta, 1971–1997
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Malta is 97.6%, measured in 1997.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Malta peaked at 98.6% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 1973.
Malta ranks 25th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.7% | 78.7% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.9% | 93.4% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.5% | 95.2% | 97.6% | 8 |
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, female 41.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 323,052 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Malta?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Malta was 97.6% in 1997, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 1979.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 1973.
- How does Malta rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Malta ranks 25th out of 167 countries with data for 1997.
- Is school enrollment, primary, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, primary, male (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.