Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Malta
Malta: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Malta, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Malta stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 42.1% on the previous year and up 532.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Malta peaked at 0.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
Malta ranks 141st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +97.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +22.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +53.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +42.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 52% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9%, 64% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Malta?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Malta was 0.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Malta ranks 141st out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 532.9%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release