Training
The school system is built on the British
model. The teaching is good in both Maltese and English.
The education is free of charge up to the university
level.
School compulsory schooling for children between 5
and 16 years. The children go first to a lower stage of
six years. Then follows a higher stage of five to seven
years. After five years of higher education, students
can choose a vocational course or a university
preparatory academic course.
Malta has many private schools. Most private schools
are run by the Catholic Church, but are subsidized by
the state and tuition is free of charge. About 30
percent of all students attend schools run by the
church.
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Practically all children attend elementary school,
but there is still a small part of the population who
cannot read and write, especially among older Maltese.
The University of Malta was founded in 1769 but dates
back to the 16th century when the Jesuits founded
Collegium Melitense. Many Maltese study at
universities abroad.
FACTS - EDUCATION
Proportion of children starting primary
school
97.6 percent (2016)
Number of pupils per teacher in primary
school
13 (2016)
Reading and writing skills
93.3 percent (2011)
Public expenditure on education as a
percentage of GDP
13.2 percent (2015)
Public expenditure on education as a
percentage of the state budget
13.2 percent (2015)
2016
April
New government
April 29
On April 29, the government is reformed and several ministers replaced. Prime
Minister Joseph Muscat takes over energy issues.
The government can handle a vote of no confidence
April 18
The opposition's proposal to issue a declaration of no confidence in the
government is voted down by the numbers 38 to 31. The vote was held after the
energy minister and a chief of staff of the prime minister were identified as
belonging to the politicians and well-known people in many countries who were
reportedly hiding money by hiring a law firm in Panama to open bank accounts in
various tax havens. The information came out in the so-called Panama Papers,
which an international network of digging journalists produced and published in
April 2016 in various media around the world.
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