Malta: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 0.14 percentage points from 0.72% in 2012. Since 1971 it is down 19.87 percentage points from 20.72% in 1971. The World Bank has no value for 13 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, Malta's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) fell 0.06 percentage points on 2016 (from 0.91% to 0.86%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2016), the average change was −0.42 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.21 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2 percentage points in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.55 percentage points in 1975. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

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 56th highest value of the 65 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.

Closest to Malta in the 2017 ranking

• Lithuania — 53rd of 65: 0.94%
• Poland — 54th of 65: 0.94%
• Croatia — 55th of 65: 0.86%
• Korea, Rep. — 57th of 65: 0.76%
• Ireland — 58th of 65: 0.55%
• Singapore — 59th of 65: 0.53%

What this measures

Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.

All 34 values

Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in nearby economies

• Algeria — 6.57% (2018)
• Bahrain — 2.67% (2018)
• Djibouti — 11.29% (2019)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 2.55% (2018)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 7.66% (2017)
• Israel — 2.8% (2017)
• Jordan — 0.7% (2018)
• Kuwait — 2.58% (2018)
• Lebanon — 6.73% (2018)
• Morocco — 12.98% (2018)

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 over-age students, primary (% of enrollment)?

0.86% in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 19.87 percentage points from 20.72% in 1971. The highest value was 20.72% in 1971 and the lowest 0.7% in 2013.

How does Malta rank?

56th highest of 65 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) unusual for Malta?

In 2017, Malta's over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) fell 0.06 percentage points on 2016 (from 0.91% to 0.86%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1973 to 2016), the average change was −0.42 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.21 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.OENR.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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