Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Malta
Malta: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female was 0.7% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Malta, 1971–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Malta is 0.7%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 118.4% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Malta peaked at 1.5% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2014.
That places Malta 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 1.2% | — |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -51.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8% | +49.6% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | -24.2% |
| 1976 | 0.7% | +13.8% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +51.6% |
| 1978 | 1.3% | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 0.8% | -44.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -43.3% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +89.1% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -28.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -18.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -15.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -31.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +100.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +56.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -37.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +44.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -33.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +78.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | -43.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -62.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +172.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -86.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +189.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +134.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +118.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 112 Dominican Republic 0.8% compare
- 113 Sao Tome and Principe 0.8% compare
- 114 Albania 0.8% compare
- 116 Guyana 0.7% compare
- 117 Cape Verde 0.7% compare
- 118 Slovenia 0.6% compare
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, female in Malta?
- Repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female in Malta was 0.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1979.
- What is the lowest repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 115th out of 186 countries with data for 2017.
- Is repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.