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Primary school enrollment — Malta

Primary school enrollment in Malta in 2017 — 99.5%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 137. Since 1971, the indicator has risen by 17.8 pp.

2017 99.5% +1.1 pp vs 2016
World rank 7of 137
Period maximum 99.8%2012
Period minimum 79%1973

Trend over time

1971–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Malta, 1971–201770809010019711976198119861991199620012006201120161971: 81.7%1972: 80.7%1973: 79%1974: 79.8%1975: 82.5%1976: 87.8%1977: 93%1978: 96.6%1979: 97.6%1980: 95.2%1981: 93.5%1982: 93.5%1983: 91.9%1984: 93%1985: 96.4%1986: 96%1987: 94.8%1988: 94.6%1989: 95.2%1990: 95.8%1991: 95.9%1992: 95.8%1993: 96.2%1994: 95%1995: 95.9%1996: 97.5%1997: 98.3%2011: 99.2%2012: 99.8%2013: 99.5%2014: 98.9%2015: 98.9%2016: 98.5%2017: 99.5%
Change over the period: +17.8 pp Annual average: 0.39 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Malta

Malta 99.5%
World 89.3%
Europe & Central Asia 95%
Southern Europe computed 96.3%
Primary school enrollment — Malta, by year Malta All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 99.5 +1.1 pp
2016 98.5 −0.5 pp
2015 98.9 +0 pp
2014 98.9 −0.6 pp
2013 99.5 −0.2 pp
2012 99.8 +0.6 pp
2011 99.2 —
1997 98.3 +0.9 pp
1996 97.5 +1.5 pp
1995 95.9 +0.9 pp
1994 95 −1.2 pp
1993 96.2 +0.3 pp
1992 95.8 −0.1 pp
1991 95.9 +0.1 pp
1990 95.8 +0.6 pp
1989 95.2 +0.6 pp
1988 94.6 −0.2 pp
1987 94.8 −1.2 pp
1986 96 −0.4 pp
1985 96.4 +3.3 pp
1984 93 +1.2 pp
1983 91.9 −1.6 pp
1982 93.5 −0.1 pp
1981 93.5 −1.7 pp
1980 95.2 −2.4 pp
1979 97.6 +1 pp
1978 96.6 +3.6 pp
1977 93 +5.1 pp
1976 87.8 +5.3 pp
1975 82.5 +2.7 pp
1974 79.8 +0.8 pp
1973 79 −1.6 pp
1972 80.7 −1.1 pp
1971 81.7 —

Southern Europe, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MT Malta 99.5 SI Slovenia 98.3 GR Greece 98.2 PT Portugal 97.6 ES Spain 97.3 ME Montenegro 95.7 IT Italy 95.7 AL Albania 95.5 RS Serbia 95.2 MK North Macedonia 94.9 HR Croatia 88
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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