School enrollment, preprimary in Malta
Malta: School enrollment, preprimary was 112.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Malta stood at 112.5%.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Malta peaked at 118.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.4%, in 1970.
Malta ranks 8th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary in Malta, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 36.4% | — |
| 1971 | 45.4% | +24.6% |
| 1972 | 44.8% | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 54.6% | +21.9% |
| 1974 | 54.1% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 78.7% | +45.6% |
| 1976 | 68.0% | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 72.9% | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 66.4% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 65.4% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 69.7% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 68.2% | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 66.4% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 66.9% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 67.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 71.1% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 99.4% | +38.4% |
| 1990 | 100.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 101.5% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 106.4% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 109.6% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 112.4% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 103.2% | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 104.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 106.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 103.9% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 104.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 101.0% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 101.0% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 100.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 100.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 108.4% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 109.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 106.6% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 113.5% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 116.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 118.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 111.7% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 108.1% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 110.4% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 111.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 107.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 109.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 111.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 112.5% | +1.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 112.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.2× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Malta's 112.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 49.5%, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School enrollment, preprimary 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 | +45.6% | 54.1% | 78.7% |
| 1989 | +38.4% | 71.8% | 99.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.7% | 36.4% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.5% | 66.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 105.3% | 100.3% | 112.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.6% | 98.8% | 109.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.9% | 107.7% | 118.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.5% | 112.5% | 112.5% | 1 |
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 school enrollment, preprimary in Malta?
- School enrollment, preprimary 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 recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 118.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.4% in 1970.
- How does Malta rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 (% 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.