School enrollment, primary, private in Malta
Malta: School enrollment, primary, private was 41.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Malta, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Malta is 41.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Malta peaked at 44.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1973.
That places Malta 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 20.4% | 25.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 26.5% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 28.7% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 35.9% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 40.5% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.5% | 42.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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, private in Malta?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Malta was 41.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1973.
- How does Malta rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.