School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Malta
Malta: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 4,112 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
4,112 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
177th
of 204 countries
All-time high
6,513 number
in 1970
All-time low
3,889 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,112 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2020.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 6,513 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,889 number, in 2015.
Malta ranks 177th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,513 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,435 number | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 6,420 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 6,441 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 6,425 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 6,211 number | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 5,776 number | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 5,352 number | -7.3% |
| 1978 | 4,985 number | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 4,704 number | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 4,639 number | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 4,805 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 4,952 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 5,116 number | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 5,297 number | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 5,445 number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 5,542 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 5,614 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 5,693 number | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 5,762 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 5,805 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 5,817 number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 5,824 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5,813 number | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 5,792 number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5,776 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 5,773 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 5,742 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 5,706 number | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 5,660 number | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 5,592 number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 5,500 number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 5,444 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 5,403 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5,360 number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 5,286 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 5,169 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 4,993 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 4,816 number | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 4,637 number | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 4,454 number | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 4,273 number | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 4,140 number | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 4,015 number | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 3,918 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3,889 number | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3,933 number | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3,981 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 4,025 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 4,071 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4,112 number | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,926 number | 4,704 number | 6,513 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,286 number | 4,639 number | 5,762 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,771 number | 5,660 number | 5,824 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,220 number | 4,637 number | 5,592 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,070 number | 3,889 number | 4,454 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,112 number | 4,112 number | 4,112 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 school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Malta?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Malta was 4,112 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6,513 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,889 number in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.