Official entrance age to compulsory education in Malta
Malta: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 5 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 73 countries
All-time high
5
in 1998
All-time low
5
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Malta, 1998–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Malta is 5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Malta peaked at 5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1998.
Malta ranks 59th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Malta?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Malta was 5 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- How does Malta rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Malta ranks 59th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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