Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Malta

Malta: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 107.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
107.1%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
6th
of 164 countries
All-time high
116.4%
in 2012
All-time low
98.6%
in 2002
Years of data
18
1999–2017

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

02550751001251999200820171999: 103.5 %2000: 99.5 %2001: 99.9 %2002: 98.6 %2003: 101.2 %2004: 104.4 %2005: 101 %2007: 108.5 %2008: 110.7 %2009: 105.6 %2010: 111.9 %2011: 114.7 %2012: 116.4 %2013: 111.3 %2014: 109.1 %2015: 111.1 %2016: 111.7 %2017: 107.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malta recorded 107.1% for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in 2017.

That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Malta peaked at 116.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2002.

That places Malta 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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, female in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%) in Malta, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 103.5%
2000 99.5% -3.8%
2001 99.9% +0.4%
2002 98.6% -1.4%
2003 101.2% +2.7%
2004 104.4% +3.2%
2005 101.0% -3.3%
2007 108.5% +7.4%
2008 110.7% +2.1%
2009 105.6% -4.7%
2010 111.9% +6.0%
2011 114.7% +2.5%
2012 116.4% +1.5%
2013 111.3% -4.3%
2014 109.1% -2.0%
2015 111.1% +1.8%
2016 111.7% +0.5%
2017 107.1% -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 103.5% 103.5% 103.5% 1
2000s 103.3% 98.6% 110.7% 9
2010s 111.7% 107.1% 116.4% 8

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 3 Belgium 115.0% compare
  2. 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 111.7% compare
  3. 5 Czechia 108.1% compare
  4. 7 France 106.0% compare
  5. 8 Liechtenstein 105.7% compare
  6. 9 Aruba 104.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Malta?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in Malta was 107.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 116.4% in 2012.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2002.
How does Malta rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
Malta ranks 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
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Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.