Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in Malta
Malta: Enrolment in pre-primary education, 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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (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.