Which has higher school enrollment, primary, female, Malta or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 99.3% against 99.1% in Malta as of 2017.

What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, female between Malta and United Kingdom?

0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Kingdom?

20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1992.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs United Kingdom: School enrollment, primary, female

Malta

99.1%

in 1997

United Kingdom

99.3%

in 2017

Malta rank

5th

United Kingdom rank

4th

School enrollment, primary, female over time

Malta
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 99.3% against 99.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1971 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Malta ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 167 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	86.4%	96.5%	10.2%	United Kingdom
1980s	93.7%	96.6%	2.9%	United Kingdom
1990s	95.6%	97.6%	2.1%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, female, Malta or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 99.3% against 99.1% in Malta as of 2017.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, female between Malta and United Kingdom?: 0.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Kingdom?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1992.
How do Malta and United Kingdom rank globally for school enrollment, primary, female?: Malta ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 4th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School enrollment, primary, female (% net)
Unit: % net
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 4,826 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.