Malta vs Sweden: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex
Malta
96.5
in 2024
Sweden
96.8
in 2025
Malta rank
21st
Sweden rank
18th
Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … sex over time
- Malta
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 96.8 against 96.5 in Malta, a difference of 0.3.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 18th of 47 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100 | 85.2 | 14.8 | Malta |
| 2000s | 96.8 | 90.51 | 6.29 | Malta |
| 2010s | 98.73 | 95.7 | 3.03 | Malta |
| 2020s | 94.92 | 96.78 | 1.86 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary, Malta or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 96.8 against 96.5 in Malta as of 2025.
- What is the difference in pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary between Malta and Sweden?
- 0.3, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Sweden?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Sweden rank globally for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Malta ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 18th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.