The first six months of 2019 brought a slight decrease in student numbers for the Maltese ELT industry, while student weeks increased.

A potential new policy will make Maltese lessons compulsory in schools and mandate that every educator "is competent enough to teach in Maltese".

After an unprecedented 13.6% rise in ELT student numbers in Malta in 2017, latest figures have shown that the country's sector success somewhat flatlined in 2018 with a 0.1% decrease on the previous total.

Student arrivals and student weeks were down during the busiest month of the year for Malta’s ELT industry, the FELTOM ELT Barometer carried out by Deloitte revealed.

The total net revenue from the Maltese ELT sector increased by 4.9% in 2017, but tuition revenue by student week decreased almost by 6%, Deloitte found

Malta has announced changes to its student visa policy that will simplify and streamline the process for non-EU students and include work rights.

ELT industry numbers show a healthy growth on sunny Malta after a slight decrease in 2015, latest National Statistics Office Malta numbers reveal.

More than 87,000 international students attended ELT schools in Malta in 2017 – an increase of 13.6% on 2016 figures – Malta's National Statistics Office has revealed.