Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Malta
Malta: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes was 0.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Malta, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.9% for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in 2017.
That represents a change of up 42.3% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 1.9% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1975.
Malta ranks 118th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -46.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +32.5% |
| 1974 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -91.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +1142.0% |
| 1977 | 1.7% | +127.6% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | +19.2% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -44.3% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 1.4% | +49.6% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -12.9% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 1.7% | +41.3% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +13.2% |
| 1989 | 1.4% | -26.1% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -41.0% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | +44.9% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -30.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -22.5% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +97.3% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +90.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -25.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -70.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +43.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -65.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +68.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +127.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +42.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.1% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 8 |
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 repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Malta?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes in Malta was 0.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 1987.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1975.
- How does Malta rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 118th out of 188 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.