Primary school enrolment (gross) in Malta
Gross primary school enrolment in Malta was 97.7% in 2023.
Malta, 2023
97.7%
Change from 2022
+0.2percentage points
European Union, 2023
102.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
101.6%
Position in 2023
108th of 166
Primary school enrolment (gross) in Malta over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the official primary school-age population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 102.4% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | 102.4% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | 101.4% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | 101.4% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | 100.8% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | 101.5% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | 101.4% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | 101.4% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | 101.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | 101.4% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | 101.6% |
| 2013 | 100.9% | 102.2% |
| 2012 | 100.9% | 101.6% |
| 2011 | 101.0% | 101.8% |
| 2010 | 102.6% | 102.0% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | 102.3% |
| 2008 | 103.1% | 102.7% |
| 2007 | 103.0% | 103.1% |
| 2006 | 102.8% | 103.4% |
| 2005 | 102.9% | 103.5% |
| 2004 | 105.1% | 103.0% |
| 2003 | 104.1% | 103.1% |
| 2002 | 105.0% | 103.2% |
| 2001 | 105.5% | 103.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 97.5% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 100.9%, the figure has changed by −3.2 percentage points.
- Among the 166 countries with data for 2023, Malta has the 108th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 102.4%.
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80.5%
2023 · World Bank
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93.3%
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NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
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Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
47.7%
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Early leavers from education and training
8.6%
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Adult participation in learning
19.7%
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