Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malta

Malta: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male was 106.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
106.8%
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
33rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
106.8%
in 2018
All-time low
79.1%
in 1971
Years of data
47
1971–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malta, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malta is 106.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malta peaked at 106.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 1971.

Malta ranks 33rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%) in Malta, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 79.1%
1972 84.4% +6.7%
1973 81.9% -2.9%
1974 82.4% +0.5%
1975 85.9% +4.3%
1976 88.2% +2.6%
1977 88.8% +0.7%
1978 89.9% +1.2%
1979 90.2% +0.4%
1980 91.3% +1.2%
1981 90.3% -1.1%
1982 92.7% +2.6%
1983 93.8% +1.2%
1984 94.7% +1.0%
1985 94.8% +0.1%
1986 93.6% -1.2%
1987 92.2% -1.6%
1988 92.3% +0.1%
1989 93.4% +1.2%
1990 95.6% +2.3%
1991 95.9% +0.3%
1992 96.4% +0.5%
1993 96.1% -0.3%
1994 96.7% +0.6%
1995 96.4% -0.3%
1996 93.7% -2.8%
1997 95.8% +2.3%
1998 96.4% +0.6%
1999 97.7% +1.3%
2000 97.4% -0.2%
2001 98.4% +1.0%
2002 97.5% -0.9%
2003 97.8% +0.3%
2004 105.6% +8.0%
2005 102.8% -2.7%
2006 99.8% -2.9%
2007 101.7% +1.8%
2008 101.6% -0.1%
2010 106.6% +4.9%
2011 96.3% -9.6%
2012 96.2% -0.1%
2013 96.4% +0.2%
2014 96.7% +0.4%
2015 96.8% +0.0%
2016 98.0% +1.2%
2017 104.9% +7.0%
2018 106.8% +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 85.7% 79.1% 90.2% 9
1980s 92.9% 90.3% 94.8% 10
1990s 96.1% 93.7% 97.7% 10
2000s 100.3% 97.4% 105.6% 9
2010s 99.8% 96.2% 106.8% 9

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 30 Tonga 107.8% compare
  2. 31 Slovenia 107.6% compare
  3. 32 Canada 107.6% compare
  4. 34 Eswatini 106.4% compare
  5. 35 Brazil 106.4% compare
  6. 36 Algeria 106.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malta?
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male in Malta was 106.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 106.8% in 2018.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 1971.
How does Malta rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male?
Malta ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 7,794 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total male enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total male population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.