School enrollment, primary, male in Malta
Malta: School enrollment, primary, male was 97.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, male in Malta, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, male in Malta is 97.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, male in Malta peaked at 105.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 97.5%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 128th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 105.5% | — |
| 2002 | 105.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 104.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 105.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 103.7% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 102.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 103.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 103.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 103.2% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 101.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 100.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 100.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.5% | 98.6% | 105.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.1% | 98.7% | 103.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, male in Malta?
- School enrollment, primary, male in Malta was 97.8% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 105.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.5% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for school enrollment, primary, male?
- Malta ranks 128th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, 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 falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, 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. 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.