School enrollment, primary, private in Malta
Malta: School enrollment, primary, private was 41.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Malta, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Malta is 41.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Malta peaked at 44.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 1973.
That places Malta 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.9% | — |
| 1972 | 20.5% | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 20.4% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 22.4% | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 24.8% | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 25.0% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 26.9% | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 26.5% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 27.7% | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 26.9% | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 27.3% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 27.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 27.8% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 28.0% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 29.2% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 31.2% | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 31.9% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 33.3% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 34.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 34.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 35.0% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 35.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 38.3% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 44.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 42.9% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 42.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 41.9% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 41.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.4% | 20.4% | 25.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 26.5% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 28.7% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 35.9% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 40.5% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.5% | 42.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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, private in Malta?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Malta was 41.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 44.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 1973.
- How does Malta rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.