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77,550 foreigners attended English language courses in Malta
Majority of students coming to learn English in Malta come from Italy, Germany and Russia
7 April 2015, 11:21am
Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
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Last year, foreign students attending English language courses at local specialised schools numbered 77,550, an increase of 3.4 per cent over 2013.
The majority of students came from Italy, Germany and Russia. In total these made up 49.7 per cent of total student visits.
The largest number of language students were aged 18 to 25 and totalled 19,613, or 25.3 per cent. Students aged 50 and over were in the minority and numbered 4,250. Female students outnumbered males, and accounted for 58.0 per cent of the entire student population.
July was the busiest month for English language specialised schools, with 17,207 arrivals, or 22.2 per cent of the annual total. In contrast, December recorded the lowest number of arrivals, with less than 1,000 student visits.
The majority of English language students were Europeans (86.5 per cent). Of these, 53,999 were from the EU, while 13,080 were from other European countries. Students from Africa increased by 41.5 per cent over 2013.
Persons studying English as a foreign language amounted to 4.4 per cent of total foreign nationals visiting Malta in 2014. During the peak month, 17.8 per cent of the foreigners visiting Malta were English language students.
The total number of weeks spent by foreign students in Malta amounted to 245,587. The average duration per student stood at 3.2 weeks, up by 0.2 of a week over 2013. Colombia had the highest average duration per student with 13.7 weeks followed by South Korea and Libya, with 13.0 and 12.2 weeks respectively.
The majority of students (28.3 per cent) resided with host families. Accommodation in hotels was chosen by 14,058, equivalent to 18.1 per cent of foreign students.
In 2014, teaching staff in English language specialised schools numbered 1,414 and were mainly employed on a part-time basis. Of these, 41.2 per cent were aged between 16 and 24 while female teaching personnel comprised 70.9 per cent. Non-teaching staff amounted to 885 of whom 59.3 per cent, were employed on a full-time basis.
