Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Malta
Malta: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 0.9% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Over-age students, primary in Malta, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.9% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Malta peaked at 20.7% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.
That places Malta 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.7% | — |
| 1972 | 19.6% | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 17.7% | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 16.1% | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 12.5% | -22.1% |
| 1976 | 11.0% | -12.5% |
| 1977 | 13.0% | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 13.1% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 13.0% | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 10.9% | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 10.1% | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 8.1% | -10.3% |
| 1986 | 9.7% | +18.7% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.0% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 10.2% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 10.1% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 7.3% | -28.0% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 6.9% | -16.2% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 6.8% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -88.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +31.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -6.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -88.1% | 6.8% | 0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.1% | 11.0% | 20.7% | 9 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 8.1% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 6.4% | 10.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
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 over-age students, primary in Malta?
- Over-age students, primary in Malta was 0.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 1971.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for over-age students, primary?
- Malta ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.