Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Malta

Malta: Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at was 94.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
94.5%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
20th
of 45 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2013
All-time low
91.2%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Malta, 2013–2024

0204060801002013201820242013: 99.4 Percentage2014: 95.5 Percentage2015: 97.4 Percentage2016: 96.2 Percentage2017: 95.3 Percentage2018: 96.1 Percentage2019: 94.9 Percentage2020: 93.3 Percentage2021: 91.2 Percentage2022: 92.9 Percentage2023: 93.2 Percentage2024: 94.5 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Malta recorded 94.5% for pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Malta peaked at 99.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 2021.

Malta ranks 20th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age in Malta, 2013 to 2024.
Year Percentage Change
2013 99.4%
2014 95.5% -3.9%
2015 97.4% +2.0%
2016 96.2% -1.2%
2017 95.3% -0.9%
2018 96.1% +0.8%
2019 94.9% -1.2%
2020 93.3% -1.7%
2021 91.2% -2.3%
2022 92.9% +1.9%
2023 93.2% +0.3%
2024 94.5% +1.4%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 94.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.5%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 96.4% 94.9% 99.4% 7
2020s 93.0% 91.2% 94.5% 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 17 Latvia 95.8% compare
  2. 18 Germany 95.6% compare
  3. 19 Ireland 95.3% compare
  4. 20 Portugal 94.5% compare
  5. 22 Italy 94.0% compare
  6. 23 Netherlands 93.6% compare
  7. 23 Slovenia 93.6% compare
  8. 23 Netherlands 93.6% compare
  9. 23 Slovenia 93.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Malta?
Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at in Malta was 94.5% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 2021.
How does Malta rank for pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at?
Malta ranks 20th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
Is pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupils from age 3 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of the population of the corresponding age
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 533 data points, 2013–2024
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