School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malta
Malta: School age population, last grade of primary education, female was 1,978 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
1,978 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
177th
of 204 countries
All-time high
3,187 number
in 1970
All-time low
1,896 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1,978 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malta peaked at 3,187 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,896 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, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,187 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,132 number | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 3,118 number | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 3,116 number | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 3,095 number | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 2,991 number | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 2,795 number | -6.6% |
| 1977 | 2,607 number | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 2,442 number | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 2,316 number | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 2,287 number | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 2,364 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 2,432 number | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2,504 number | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 2,580 number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 2,640 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 2,677 number | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2,708 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2,744 number | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 2,778 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 2,803 number | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2,819 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 2,829 number | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2,832 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,828 number | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,820 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,811 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2,792 number | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,769 number | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 2,742 number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2,706 number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 2,662 number | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,636 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 2,619 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,601 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,568 number | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2,512 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,429 number | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 2,351 number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 2,273 number | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 2,188 number | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2,096 number | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2,024 number | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1,960 number | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,912 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,896 number | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,913 number | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1,930 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1,945 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,961 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,978 number | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,880 number | 2,316 number | 3,187 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,571 number | 2,287 number | 2,778 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,804 number | 2,742 number | 2,832 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,536 number | 2,273 number | 2,706 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,982 number | 1,896 number | 2,188 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,978 number | 1,978 number | 1,978 number | 1 |
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More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,080 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malta?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, female in Malta was 1,978 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,187 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,896 number in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 School age population, last grade of primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.