Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Malta
Malta: Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) was 99.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Malta, 1973–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistence to grade 5, total in Malta is 99.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Malta peaked at 99.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.6%, in 1973.
That places Malta 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 73.6% | — |
| 1977 | 95.6% | +29.8% |
| 1978 | 94.8% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 92.7% | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 91.9% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 96.5% | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 98.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 96.6% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 98.6% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 97.8% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 94.4% | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 98.1% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 98.6% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 99.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 97.7% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 95.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.9% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +29.8% | 73.6% | 95.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.2% | 73.6% | 95.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 95.2% | 91.9% | 98.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 97.5% | 94.4% | 98.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 83.4% | 99.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 94.9% | 98.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 96.2% | 99.5% | 3 |
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 persistence to grade 5, total in Malta?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Malta was 99.5% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.6% in 1973.
- How does Malta rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Malta ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.