Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Malta
Malta: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 13,125 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Malta, 1985–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 13,125 number for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Malta peaked at 19,464 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 13,125 number, in 2018.
Malta ranks 71st of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 17,037 number | — |
| 1995 | 19,464 number | +14.2% |
| 2005 | 14,498 number | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 14,441 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 13,125 number | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17,037 number | 17,037 number | 17,037 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 19,464 number | 19,464 number | 19,464 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 14,498 number | 14,498 number | 14,498 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 13,783 number | 13,125 number | 14,441 number | 2 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,751 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Malta?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Malta was 13,125 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 19,464 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,125 number in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- Malta ranks 71st out of 87 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.