School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Malta
Malta: School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) was 112.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Malta, 1971–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Malta stood at 112.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Malta peaked at 120.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 44.0%, in 1972.
Malta ranks 7th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.7% | — |
| 1972 | 44.0% | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 58.7% | +33.5% |
| 1974 | 57.8% | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 81.9% | +41.8% |
| 1976 | 71.1% | -13.2% |
| 1977 | 73.3% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 66.4% | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 67.7% | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 73.5% | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 70.5% | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 70.1% | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 70.0% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 68.5% | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 67.2% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 68.3% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 71.4% | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 73.6% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 102.7% | +39.6% |
| 1990 | 102.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 104.4% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 105.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 108.2% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 110.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 103.3% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 104.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 105.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 103.6% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 104.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 102.5% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 102.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 101.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 100.9% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 108.4% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 108.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 107.7% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 115.0% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 118.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 120.6% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 112.1% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 107.1% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 109.8% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 111.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 108.3% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 110.8% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 111.8% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 112.5% | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +41.8% | 57.8% | 81.9% |
| 1989 | +39.6% | 73.6% | 102.7% |
| 1973 | +33.5% | 44.0% | 58.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.1% | 44.0% | 81.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 73.6% | 67.2% | 102.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.3% | 102.8% | 110.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.5% | 96.7% | 108.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 112.5% | 107.1% | 120.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.5% | 112.5% | 112.5% | 1 |
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 school enrollment, preprimary, male in Malta?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Malta was 112.5% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 120.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.0% in 1972.
- How does Malta rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.