Primary net enrolment in Malta

Name: Primary net enrolment in Malta
Creator: UNESCO UIS
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In Malta, 97.4% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2023.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education % of children of primary school age Data: 2011 to 2023 Source: UNESCO UIS

The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.

Malta, 2023 97.4%nat_est % of children of primary school age

Change from 2022 +0.3percentage points 2022: 97.0%

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 98.7% Middle value of 26 countries

Position in 2023 75th of 157 See the full ranking

Primary net enrolment in Malta over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2011 to 2023
Period	Malta
2023	97.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2022	97.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2021	97.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2020	97.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2019	98.5%nat_est (National estimate)
2018	99.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2017	98.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2016	98.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2015	98.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2014	98.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2013	99.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2012	99.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2011	99.9%nat_est (National estimate)

Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 97.0% in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 99.0%, the figure has changed by −1.6 percentage points.
Among the 157 countries with data for 2023, Malta has the 75th highest value.

More for Malta

All statistics for Malta

Out-of-school children 2.6%nat_est 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary school enrolment (gross) 97.7% 2023 · World Bank NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 8.5% 2025 · Eurostat Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34 47.7% 2025 · Eurostat Early leavers from education and training 8.6% 2025 · Eurostat Adult participation in learning 19.7% 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: UNESCO UIS
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code: NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2011 to 2023 for Malta
Provider update: Not stated by the provider
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution: Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org