Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Malta
Malta: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 93.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Malta, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 93.2% for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 91.1%, in 2021.
Malta ranks 32nd of 178 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.1% | 94.8% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.1% | 93.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,941 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.11 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Malta?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Malta was 93.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.1% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 178 regions with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.