Malta - School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Malta was 42.65 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 44.20 in 2015, while its lowest value was 20.45 in 1973.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

See also:

Year Value
1971 20.88
1972 20.51
1973 20.45
1974 22.42
1975 24.84
1976 25.04
1981 26.87
1982 26.98
1983 26.51
1984 27.70
1985 26.88
1986 27.32
1987 27.53
1988 27.80
1989 28.03
1990 28.68
1991 29.15
1992 31.16
1993 31.90
1994 32.65
1995 33.27
1996 34.22
1997 34.51
1998 34.95
1999 35.51
2000 35.92
2001 36.54
2002 37.09
2003 37.07
2004 38.29
2005 37.71
2006 38.50
2007 38.66
2008 39.90
2009 38.28
2010 40.53
2011 41.13
2012 42.51
2013 42.60
2014 43.63
2015 44.20
2016 43.74
2017 43.77
2018 42.89
2019 42.65

Development Relevance: The share of enrollment in private institutions indicates the scale and capacity of private education within a country. A high percentage suggests strong involvement of the non-governmental sector (including religious bodies, other organizations, associations, communities, private enterprises or persons) in providing organized educational programmes. However, in countries where private institutions are substantially subsidized or aided by the government, the distinction between private and public educational institutions may be less clear-cut especially when certain students are directly financed through government scholarships.

Limitations and Exceptions: Religious or private schools, which are not registered with the government or don't follow the common national curriculum, may not be captured.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of students in private primary school is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled in private educational institutions at primary level by total enrollment (public and private) at the same level of education, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation