Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Malta
Malta: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 2,084 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2,084 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Malta peaked at 3,056 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,814 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, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,056 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,927 number | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 2,774 number | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 2,584 number | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 2,395 number | -7.3% |
| 1975 | 2,257 number | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 2,231 number | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 2,265 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 2,366 number | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 2,501 number | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 2,625 number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 2,678 number | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 2,730 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2,764 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 2,783 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 2,792 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 2,802 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 2,812 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 2,815 number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 2,811 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 2,797 number | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 2,774 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 2,753 number | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2,728 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 2,701 number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 2,675 number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 2,652 number | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 2,608 number | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 2,560 number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,511 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 2,465 number | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2,425 number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,392 number | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2,349 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 2,292 number | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2,219 number | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 2,127 number | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2,049 number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,974 number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 1,906 number | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1,851 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1,814 number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 1,830 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,869 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1,922 number | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1,972 number | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,999 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2,025 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2,047 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2,066 number | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 2,084 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,536 number | 2,231 number | 3,056 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,761 number | 2,625 number | 2,815 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,676 number | 2,511 number | 2,797 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,220 number | 1,906 number | 2,465 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,940 number | 1,814 number | 2,066 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,084 number | 2,084 number | 2,084 number | 1 |
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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, female in Malta?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Malta was 2,084 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,056 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,814 number in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female 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.