Over-age students, primary in Malta
Malta: Over-age students, primary 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 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% |
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 |
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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 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.