Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malta
Malta: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 2,245 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malta is 2,245 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malta peaked at 3,274 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,929 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, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,274 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,147 number | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 2,973 number | -5.5% |
| 1973 | 2,746 number | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 2,511 number | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 2,329 number | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 2,275 number | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 2,311 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 2,426 number | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 2,583 number | +6.5% |
| 1980 | 2,723 number | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 2,776 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 2,855 number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 2,917 number | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2,959 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 2,984 number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 2,993 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 2,992 number | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,979 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 2,955 number | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,926 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2,896 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 2,881 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2,868 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2,857 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 2,845 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 2,827 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,781 number | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,730 number | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 2,676 number | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 2,624 number | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,580 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,541 number | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2,490 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2,425 number | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2,343 number | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2,243 number | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 2,153 number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 2,070 number | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2,000 number | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 1,951 number | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 1,929 number | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1,946 number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,992 number | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,054 number | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 2,117 number | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 2,164 number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 2,197 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2,220 number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 2,234 number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2,245 number | +0.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 2,245 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 22,784 number, 10% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Malta's 2,245 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 104,917 number, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,658 number | 2,275 number | 3,274 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,913 number | 2,723 number | 2,993 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,829 number | 2,676 number | 2,926 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,347 number | 2,000 number | 2,624 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,080 number | 1,929 number | 2,234 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,245 number | 2,245 number | 2,245 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, male in Malta?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Malta was 2,245 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,274 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,929 number in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Malta ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.