Primary evidence source for the displayed education measures.
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Education in Malta
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Malta's National Statistics Office estimated 51,002 students in compulsory education in 2024/25. The page keeps these provisional figures separate from post-secondary and tertiary enrolment. Malta combines a new provisional compulsory-school estimate with an older finalized post-secondary and tertiary count, so data status matters as much as the values.
Malta education snapshot
The 2024/25 cards describe the compulsory-school population and its distribution, while the 2023/24 card covers education beyond compulsory schooling.
Compulsory-school students
51,002
Primary share
54.4%
State-school share
56.8%
Post-secondary and tertiary students
32,675
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How the education pathway works
Malta's pathway makes the compulsory boundary clear by separating kindergarten, Years 1 to 6, Years 7 to 11, and later study.
| Stage | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | Before compulsory school | Kindergarten is outside the compulsory-school estimate used in the headline cards. |
| Years 1 to 6 | Primary | Years 1 to 6 form the primary component of the 2024/25 compulsory-school estimate. |
| Years 7 to 11 | Secondary | Years 7 to 11 complete the secondary portion of compulsory schooling. |
| Post-secondary and tertiary education | Beyond school | Post-secondary and tertiary programmes are measured separately in the 2023/24 NSO release. |
Key evidence
Each Malta value keeps its original education level, population or administrative scope.
| Indicator or rule | Value | Reference | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compulsory-school students | 51,002 | 2024/25 provisional | Primary and secondary, excluding kindergarten |
| Primary share | 54.4% | 2024/25 provisional | Years 1 to 6 within compulsory education |
| State-school share | 56.8% | 2024/25 provisional | Compulsory-school students |
| Post-secondary and tertiary students | 32,675 | 2023/24 | Formal programmes |
* Reference years and benchmark labels are shown with the figures.
How to read the Malta evidence
The 51,002 figure excludes kindergarten and is explicitly a provisional estimate for primary and secondary compulsory education.
Primary's 54.4% share and the 56.8% state-school share use that compulsory-school population as their base, unlike the separate 32,675 post-secondary and tertiary count.
Frequently asked questions
What compulsory-school students is shown for Malta?
The cited source reports 51,002 for Primary and secondary, excluding kindergarten, with reference period 2024/25 provisional.
What primary share is shown for Malta?
The cited source reports 54.4% for Years 1 to 6 within compulsory education, with reference period 2024/25 provisional.
What state-school share is shown for Malta?
The cited source reports 56.8% for Compulsory-school students, with reference period 2024/25 provisional.
What post-secondary and tertiary students is shown for Malta?
The cited source reports 32,675 for Formal programmes, with reference period 2023/24.
Sources and methodology
Two NSO releases cover the compulsory and post-compulsory figures used on this page.
Additional national statistical or contextual source.
Methodology: Malta's flash estimates remain labelled provisional, while the 2023/24 post-secondary and tertiary count is kept as a separate finalized series.