Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Malta

Malta: Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of was 27.09 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
27.09
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
33rd
of 69 countries
All-time high
100
in 1971
All-time low
27.09
in 2023
Years of data
53
1971–2023

Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Malta, 1971–2023

20406080100197119972023

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

Malta recorded 27.09 for percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Malta peaked at 100 in 1971 and was at its lowest, 27.09, in 2023.

Malta ranks 33rd of 69 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.

Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of pre-primary education in Malta, 1971 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1971 100
1972 100 +0.0%
1973 100 +0.0%
1974 100 +0.0%
1975 100 +0.0%
1976 60.29 -39.7%
1977 56.7 -5.9%
1978 55.92 -1.4%
1979 56.43 +0.9%
1980 51.52 -8.7%
1981 51.11 -0.8%
1982 52.12 +2.0%
1983 52.91 +1.5%
1984 52.72 -0.4%
1985 53.96 +2.3%
1986 56.02 +3.8%
1987 55.4 -1.1%
1988 56.71 +2.4%
1989 42.08 -25.8%
1990 38.82 -7.7%
1991 37.59 -3.2%
1992 36.41 -3.1%
1993 36.98 +1.6%
1994 35.95 -2.8%
1995 38.85 +8.1%
1996 37.83 -2.6%
1997 37.17 -1.8%
1998 37.28 +0.3%
1999 37.33 +0.1%
2000 38.09 +2.0%
2001 38.23 +0.4%
2002 38.27 +0.1%
2003 38.25 -0.0%
2004 39.11 +2.3%
2005 38.57 -1.4%
2006 37.54 -2.7%
2007 36.17 -3.6%
2008 34.74 -4.0%
2009 28.92 -16.7%
2010 33.8 +16.9%
2011 34.5 +2.1%
2012 32.72 -5.2%
2013 29.02 -11.3%
2014 27.81 -4.2%
2015 29.33 +5.4%
2016 28.82 -1.7%
2017 28.04 -2.7%
2018 28.67 +2.2%
2019 28.73 +0.2%
2020 27.78 -3.3%
2021 27.49 -1.1%
2022 27.98 +1.8%
2023 27.09 -3.2%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 27.09 is above the median for high income countries, which is 23.73, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 27.09 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.66, 47% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1976 -39.7% 100 60.29
1989 -25.8% 56.71 42.08

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 81.04 55.92 100 9
1980s 52.45 42.08 56.71 10
1990s 37.42 35.95 38.85 10
2000s 36.79 28.92 39.11 10
2010s 30.14 27.81 34.5 10
2020s 27.58 27.09 27.98 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 30 Poland 28.24 compare
  2. 31 Austria 27.52 compare
  3. 32 Italy 27.18 compare
  4. 34 San Marino 25.41 compare
  5. 35 Egypt 22.38 compare
  6. 36 Denmark 22.05 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Malta?
Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of in Malta was 27.09 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 1971.
What is the lowest percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 27.09 in 2023.
How does Malta rank for percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of?
Malta ranks 33rd out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
Is percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of all children enrolled in private institutions of pre-primary education
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
69 places, 2,111 data points, 1970–2024
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