Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Malta
Malta: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) was 4,466 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Malta, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,466 number for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in 2018.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Malta peaked at 6,000 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,125 number, in 1974.
Malta ranks 165th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1,232 number | — |
| 1972 | 1,192 number | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 1,210 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 1,125 number | -7.0% |
| 1975 | 1,627 number | +44.6% |
| 1976 | 2,940 number | +80.7% |
| 1977 | 3,474 number | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 3,411 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 3,427 number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 3,579 number | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 3,630 number | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 3,490 number | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 3,485 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 3,648 number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 3,787 number | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 3,818 number | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 3,975 number | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 3,923 number | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 5,349 number | +36.3% |
| 1990 | 5,381 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 5,364 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 5,791 number | +8.0% |
| 1993 | 5,921 number | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 6,000 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5,378 number | -10.4% |
| 1996 | 5,436 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 5,461 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 5,168 number | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 5,036 number | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 4,794 number | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 4,725 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 4,585 number | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 4,605 number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4,616 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4,259 number | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 3,962 number | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 4,250 number | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 4,202 number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3,904 number | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 4,081 number | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 4,168 number | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 4,344 number | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 4,299 number | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4,351 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 4,460 number | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 4,541 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,402 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 4,466 number | +1.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4,466 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 48,735 number, 9% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4,466 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 65,820 number, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number) (Enrolment female) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +80.7% | 1,627 number | 2,940 number |
| 1975 | +44.6% | 1,125 number | 1,627 number |
| 1989 | +36.3% | 3,923 number | 5,349 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,182 number | 1,125 number | 3,474 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 3,868 number | 3,485 number | 5,349 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,494 number | 5,036 number | 6,000 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,390 number | 3,904 number | 4,794 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,346 number | 4,081 number | 4,541 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Malta?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Malta was 4,466 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6,000 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,125 number in 1974.
- How does Malta rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 165th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.