Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta

Malta: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes was 107.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
107.7%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
6th
of 163 countries
All-time high
118.5%
in 2012
All-time low
98.8%
in 2005
Years of data
18
1999–2017

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta, 1999–2017

02550751001251999200820171999: 104 %2000: 101 %2001: 101 %2002: 100.3 %2003: 100.1 %2004: 100.6 %2005: 98.8 %2007: 108.4 %2008: 109.8 %2009: 106.6 %2010: 113.5 %2011: 116.6 %2012: 118.5 %2013: 111.7 %2014: 108.1 %2015: 110.4 %2016: 111.5 %2017: 107.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta stood at 107.7%.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 118.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2005.

Malta ranks 6th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%) in Malta, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 104.0%
2000 101.0% -2.9%
2001 101.0% -0.0%
2002 100.3% -0.8%
2003 100.1% -0.2%
2004 100.6% +0.6%
2005 98.8% -1.9%
2007 108.4% +9.8%
2008 109.8% +1.3%
2009 106.6% -2.9%
2010 113.5% +6.4%
2011 116.6% +2.8%
2012 118.5% +1.6%
2013 111.7% -5.8%
2014 108.1% -3.3%
2015 110.4% +2.2%
2016 111.5% +1.0%
2017 107.7% -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 104.0% 104.0% 104.0% 1
2000s 103.0% 98.8% 109.8% 9
2010s 112.3% 107.7% 118.5% 8

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 3 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 110.6% compare
  2. 4 Czechia 109.7% compare
  3. 5 Turks and Caicos Islands 109.5% compare
  4. 7 France 106.2% compare
  5. 8 Aruba 105.8% compare
  6. 9 Switzerland 102.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta was 107.7% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 118.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2005.
How does Malta rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes?
Malta ranks 6th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
197 places, 2,741 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.