School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta
Malta: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 2,429 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta stood at 2,429.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta peaked at 2,916 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2,030, in 2012.
Malta ranks 180th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,916 | — |
| 2002 | 2,905 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,826 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 2,731 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 2,549 | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 2,648 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2,553 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2,521 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 2,369 | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 2,203 | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 2,148 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 2,030 | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 2,062 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2,091 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 2,081 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,098 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 2,147 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2,218 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 2,328 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2,358 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 2,258 | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 2,408 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 2,423 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,429 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,669 | 2,369 | 2,916 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,141 | 2,030 | 2,328 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,375 | 2,258 | 2,429 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 177 Samoa 2,913 compare
- 178 Bahamas 2,626 compare
- 179 Iceland 2,453 compare
- 181 New Caledonia 2,113 compare
- 182 Guadeloupe 2,022 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 1,987 compare
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta was 2,429 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,916 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,030 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Malta ranks 180th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release