Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malta

Malta: Total net enrolment rate, primary, male was 99.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
99.1%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
54th
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2012
All-time low
78.7%
in 1973
Years of data
35
1971–2018

Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malta, 1971–2018

0204060801001971199420181971: 81.4 %1972: 80.9 %1973: 78.7 %1974: 79 %1975: 82.2 %1976: 88.4 %1977: 93.1 %1978: 97.9 %1979: 98.6 %1980: 96.7 %1981: 95.2 %1982: 93.6 %1983: 93.4 %1984: 93.9 %1985: 97 %1986: 95.9 %1987: 94.7 %1988: 94 %1989: 94.4 %1990: 95.2 %1991: 96 %1992: 96.4 %1993: 97 %1994: 95.6 %1995: 97 %1996: 97.3 %1997: 97.6 %2011: 98.6 %2012: 99.8 %2013: 99.4 %2014: 98.5 %2015: 98.6 %2016: 97.6 %2017: 99.6 %2018: 99.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malta stood at 99.1%.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malta peaked at 99.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 1973.

Malta ranks 54th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%) in Malta, 1971 to 2018.
Year % Change
1971 81.4%
1972 80.9% -0.6%
1973 78.7% -2.7%
1974 79.0% +0.4%
1975 82.2% +4.1%
1976 88.4% +7.5%
1977 93.1% +5.3%
1978 97.9% +5.2%
1979 98.6% +0.8%
1980 96.7% -2.0%
1981 95.2% -1.5%
1982 93.6% -1.7%
1983 93.4% -0.2%
1984 93.9% +0.6%
1985 97.0% +3.3%
1986 95.9% -1.1%
1987 94.7% -1.3%
1988 94.0% -0.7%
1989 94.4% +0.4%
1990 95.2% +0.8%
1991 96.0% +0.8%
1992 96.4% +0.5%
1993 97.0% +0.6%
1994 95.6% -1.4%
1995 97.0% +1.4%
1996 97.3% +0.3%
1997 97.6% +0.3%
2011 98.6% +1.0%
2012 99.8% +1.2%
2013 99.4% -0.4%
2014 98.5% -0.8%
2015 98.6% +0.1%
2016 97.6% -1.0%
2017 99.6% +2.0%
2018 99.1% -0.5%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 99.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.1%, 1.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 99.1% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 86.7% 78.7% 98.6% 9
1980s 94.9% 93.4% 97.0% 10
1990s 96.5% 95.2% 97.6% 8
2010s 98.9% 97.6% 99.8% 8

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 51 Morocco 99.2% compare
  2. 52 Trinidad and Tobago 99.1% compare
  3. 53 South Korea 99.1% compare
  4. 55 Belize 99.0% compare
  5. 56 Denmark 99.0% compare
  6. 57 Chile 99.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malta?
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male in Malta was 99.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2012.
What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, primary, male recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 1973.
How does Malta rank for total net enrolment rate, primary, male?
Malta ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is total net enrolment rate, primary, male rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total net enrolment rate, primary, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,339 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students of the official age group for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding male population. Divide the total number of male students in the official school age range for primary education who are enrolled in any level of education by the male population of the same age group and multiply the result by 100. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER provides a measure of the proportion of children in the official relevant school age group who are enrolled in levels of education below the one intended for their age. The difference between the total NER and the adjusted NER for primary education is due to enrolment in pre-primary education. The total NER should be based on total enrolment of the official relevant school age group in any level of education for all types of schools and education institutions, including public, private and all other institutions that provide organized educational programmes.