School enrollment, primary in Malta
Malta: School enrollment, primary was 97.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, primary in Malta stood at 97.7%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Malta peaked at 105.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 127th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.3% | 98.1% | 105.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 99.0% | 102.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.5% | 98.1% | 4 |
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 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9967 GPI (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Malta?
- School enrollment, primary in Malta was 97.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 105.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Malta ranks 127th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary (% 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. 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.