Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Malta
Malta: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 4,329 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Malta stood at 4,329 number.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Malta peaked at 6,330 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,743 number, in 2011.
That places Malta 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,330 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,074 number | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 5,747 number | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 5,330 number | -7.3% |
| 1974 | 4,906 number | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 4,586 number | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 4,506 number | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 4,576 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 4,792 number | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 5,084 number | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 5,348 number | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 5,454 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 5,585 number | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 5,681 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 5,742 number | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 5,776 number | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 5,795 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 5,804 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5,794 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 5,766 number | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 5,723 number | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 5,670 number | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 5,634 number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 5,596 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 5,558 number | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5,520 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 5,479 number | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 5,389 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 5,290 number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 5,187 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 5,089 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 5,005 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 4,933 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4,839 number | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4,717 number | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 4,562 number | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 4,370 number | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 4,202 number | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 4,044 number | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 3,906 number | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 3,802 number | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 3,743 number | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3,776 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 3,861 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3,976 number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 4,089 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4,163 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,222 number | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,267 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4,300 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4,329 number | +0.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4,329 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 44,436 number, 10% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4,329 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 203,743 number, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,193 number | 4,506 number | 6,330 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,674 number | 5,348 number | 5,804 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,505 number | 5,187 number | 5,723 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,567 number | 3,906 number | 5,089 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,020 number | 3,743 number | 4,300 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,329 number | 4,329 number | 4,329 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Malta?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in Malta was 4,329 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6,330 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,743 number in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- Malta ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.