Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malta

Malta: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 4,960 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
4,960 number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
162nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
6,226 number
in 1994
All-time low
1,229 number
in 1972
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malta, 1971–2018

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malta is 4,960 number, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malta peaked at 6,226 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1,229 number, in 1972.

Malta ranks 162nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Malta, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 1,408 number —
1972 1,229 number -12.7%
1973 1,494 number +21.6%
1974 1,342 number -10.2%
1975 1,807 number +34.6%
1976 3,297 number +82.5%
1977 3,619 number +9.8%
1978 3,538 number -2.2%
1979 3,864 number +9.2%
1980 4,168 number +7.9%
1981 4,061 number -2.6%
1982 4,113 number +1.3%
1983 4,160 number +1.1%
1984 4,096 number -1.5%
1985 4,023 number -1.8%
1986 4,081 number +1.4%
1987 4,242 number +3.9%
1988 4,328 number +2.0%
1989 5,973 number +38.0%
1990 5,919 number -0.9%
1991 5,949 number +0.5%
1992 5,979 number +0.5%
1993 6,104 number +2.1%
1994 6,226 number +2.0%
1995 5,741 number -7.8%
1996 5,724 number -0.3%
1997 5,710 number -0.2%
1998 5,469 number -4.2%
1999 5,407 number -1.1%
2000 5,245 number -3.0%
2001 5,122 number -2.3%
2002 5,019 number -2.0%
2003 4,763 number -5.1%
2004 4,525 number -5.0%
2005 4,292 number -5.1%
2006 4,299 number +0.2%
2007 4,448 number +3.5%
2008 4,328 number -2.7%
2009 4,179 number -3.4%
2010 4,434 number +6.1%
2011 4,582 number +3.3%
2012 4,783 number +4.4%
2013 4,602 number -3.8%
2014 4,559 number -0.9%
2015 4,757 number +4.3%
2016 4,910 number +3.2%
2017 4,822 number -1.8%
2018 4,960 number +2.9%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 4,960 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 50,715 number, 10% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 4,960 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 68,913 number, 7% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1976 +82.5% 1,807 number 3,297 number
1989 +38.0% 4,328 number 5,973 number
1975 +34.6% 1,342 number 1,807 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2,400 number 1,229 number 3,864 number 9
1980s 4,324 number 4,023 number 5,973 number 10
1990s 5,823 number 5,407 number 6,226 number 10
2000s 4,622 number 4,179 number 5,245 number 10
2010s 4,712 number 4,434 number 4,960 number 9

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 159 Iceland 6,606 number compare
  2. 160 Central African Republic 6,152 number compare
  3. 161 New Caledonia 5,900 number compare
  4. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 4,458 number compare
  5. 164 Fiji 4,431 number compare
  6. 165 Guinea-Bissau 4,360 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malta?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Malta was 4,960 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 6,226 number in 1994.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1,229 number in 1972.
How does Malta rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Malta ranks 162nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.