Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malta
Malta: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 99.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malta, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
In 2017, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malta stood at 99.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malta peaked at 99.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1973.
Malta ranks 13th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 81.7% | — |
| 1972 | 80.7% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 79.0% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 82.5% | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 87.8% | +6.4% |
| 1977 | 93.0% | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 96.6% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 97.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 95.2% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 93.5% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 93.5% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 91.9% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 93.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 96.4% | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 96.0% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 94.8% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 95.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 95.0% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 97.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.5% | 79.0% | 97.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 94.4% | 91.9% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 95.0% | 98.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.5% | 99.8% | 7 |
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More education data for Malta
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malta?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Malta was 99.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1973.
- How does Malta rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Malta ranks 13th out of 183 countries with data for 2017.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.