Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Malta
Malta: Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age was 27,537 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Malta, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Malta stood at 27,537 Number. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Malta peaked at 27,537 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23,655 Number, in 2013.
Malta ranks 45th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Malta, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23,655 Number | — |
| 2014 | 24,072 Number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 24,624 Number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 25,177 Number | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 25,796 Number | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 26,532 Number | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 26,788 Number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 27,035 Number | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 26,941 Number | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 27,039 Number | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 27,337 Number | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 27,537 Number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25,235 Number | 23,655 Number | 26,788 Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 27,178 Number | 26,941 Number | 27,537 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 42 Luxembourg 43,020 Number compare
- 43 Montenegro 39,214 Number compare
- 44 Iceland 32,130 Number compare
- 46 Liechtenstein 1,982 Number compare
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 pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Malta?
- Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age in Malta was 27,537 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 27,537 Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,655 Number in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age?
- Malta ranks 45th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils enrolled in primary education by sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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