Malta's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.62% from 1 in 2010 (0.06% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1 | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 1.01 | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 1 | 2010 |
| Highest | 1.02 | 2016 |
| Lowest | 0.95 | 1985 |
| Average since 2011 | 1.01 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 1 | 1971 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Malta's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.01 on 2019 (from 1.01 to 1).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +0.000648 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below 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 0.03 in 1977 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.04 in 1985. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% 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 2020, Malta had the 40th highest value of the 73 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 | 1 | 2020 |
| World | 0.98 | 2020 |
| High income | 1 | 2020 |
Closest to Malta in the 2020 ranking
- Kazakhstan — 37th of 73: 1
- United Kingdom — 38th of 73: 1
- Finland — 39th of 73: 1
- Slovak Republic — 41st of 73: 1
- Ireland — 42nd of 73: 1
- Maldives — 43rd of 73: 1
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 50 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.9967 |
| 2019 | 1.01 |
| 2018 | 1.01 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1.02 |
| 2015 | 1.01 |
| 2014 | 1.01 |
| 2013 | 1.01 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1.01 |
| 2010 |
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Afghanistan — 0.67 (2019)
- Algeria — 0.97 (2020)
- Bahrain — 0.99 (2019)
- Djibouti — 0.92 (2021)
- Egypt, Arab Rep. — 1.01 (2019)
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1.06 (2020)
- Israel — 1.01 (2020)
- Jordan — 0.99 (2021)
- Kuwait — 1.15 (2021)
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, preprimary, female (% gross) — 112.49% (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) — 112.49% (2020)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Malta's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1971?
- It is up 0.13% from 1 in 1971. The highest value was 1.02 in 2016 and the lowest 0.95 in 1985.
- How does Malta rank?
- 40th highest of 73 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Malta?
- In 2020, Malta's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.01 on 2019 (from 1.01 to 1). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +0.000648 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.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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