Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Malta
Malta: Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education was 1.1 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Malta, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1.1 Number for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Malta peaked at 1.1 Number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 2013.
Malta ranks 8th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 Number | — |
| 2014 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 Number | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 Number | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.1 Number | +0.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.1 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 1 Number, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 Number | 1 Number | 1.1 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.1 Number | 1.1 Number | 1.1 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Malta?
- Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Malta was 1.1 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 Number in 2017.
- What is the lowest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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