Persistence to grade 5, total in Malta
Malta: Persistence to grade 5, total 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 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% |
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 |
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More education data for Malta
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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.