Malta's gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group) was 105.6% in 2017, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 10.1 percentage points from 95.49% in 2007.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 105.6% | 2017 |
| Five years earlier | 103.85% | 2012 |
| Ten years earlier | 95.49% | 2007 |
| Highest | 135.82% | 1976 |
| Lowest | 81.51% | 1971 |
| Average since 2008 | 102.41% | 2008–2017 |
| First recorded | 81.51% | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2017, Malta's gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group) rose 5.28 percentage points on 2016 (from 100.32% to 105.6%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2016), the average change was +0.15 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 3.43 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 29.9 percentage points in 1976 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.83 percentage points in 1977. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2008 to 2017 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 30% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2017, Malta had the 10th highest value of the 53 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | 105.6% | 2017 |
| World | 106.6% | 2018 |
| High income | 98.65% | 2018 |
Closest to Malta in the 2017 ranking
- Tajikistan — 6th of 53: 106.65%
- Luxembourg — 7th of 53: 106.44%
- Argentina — 8th of 53: 106.36%
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 10th of 53: 105.38%
- North Macedonia — 11th of 53: 105.23%
- Germany — 12th of 53: 105.04%
What this measures
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education is the number of new entrants in the first grade of primary education regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the population of the official primary entrance age.
Limitations: The quality of data is affected when new entrants and repeaters are not correctly distinguished in the first grade of primary education. Caution is also needed for countries with a total population under 100,000 since the United Nations Population Division neither publish nor endorse single-age data for those countries. The data are highly subject to fluctuations in migration and other factors.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 47 values
| Year | Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 105.6 |
| 2016 | 100.32 |
| 2015 | 103.45 |
| 2014 | 107.45 |
| 2013 | 102.96 |
| 2012 | 103.85 |
| 2011 | 105.13 |
| 2010 | 102.36 |
| 2009 | 93.9 |
| 2008 | 99.08 |
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 130.19% (2018)
- Algeria — 102.24% (2018)
- Bahrain — 88.82% (2018)
- Djibouti — 79.01% (2019)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 101.18% (2018)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 105.38% (2017)
- Israel — 102.83% (2017)
- Jordan
More education data for Malta
- Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 27,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils — 32,424 (2023)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 39.03% (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 112.49% (2020)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 112.49% (2020)
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Questions people ask
- What is Malta's gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group)?
- 105.6% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 24.09 percentage points from 81.51% in 1971. The highest value was 135.82% in 1976 and the lowest 81.51% in 1971.
- How does Malta rank?
- 10th highest of 53 economies with data for 2017.
- Is the latest change in gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male (% of relevant age group) unusual for Malta?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.GINT.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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