School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Malta
Malta: School enrollment, primary, female (% net) was 99.1% in 1997. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Malta, 1971–1997
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in Malta is 99.1%, measured in 1997. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Malta peaked at 99.1% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 79.4%, in 1973.
Malta ranks 5th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Malta, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 82.2% | — |
| 1972 | 80.4% | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 79.4% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 82.9% | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 87.3% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 92.9% | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 95.3% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 96.5% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 93.8% | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 91.8% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 93.4% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 90.3% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 92.1% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 95.8% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 94.9% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 96.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 95.2% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 94.3% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 97.7% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 99.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 86.4% | 79.4% | 96.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 93.9% | 90.3% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.1% | 94.3% | 99.1% | 8 |
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, primary, female in Malta?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Malta was 99.1% in 1997, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 1997.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.4% in 1973.
- How does Malta rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 167 countries with data for 1997.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.