School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta
Malta: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 2,134 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
2,134 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
177th
of 204 countries
All-time high
3,330 number
in 1974
All-time low
1,993 number
in 2015
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta stood at 2,134 number.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta peaked at 3,330 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 1,993 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, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,326 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,303 number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 3,302 number | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,325 number | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 3,330 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 3,220 number | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 2,981 number | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 2,745 number | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 2,543 number | -7.4% |
| 1979 | 2,388 number | -6.1% |
| 1980 | 2,352 number | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 2,441 number | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 2,520 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 2,612 number | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 2,717 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 2,805 number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 2,865 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2,906 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2,949 number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 2,984 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 3,002 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 2,998 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 2,995 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 2,981 number | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 2,964 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 2,956 number | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2,962 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 2,950 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,937 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2,918 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,886 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2,838 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,808 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 2,784 number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 2,759 number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2,718 number | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2,657 number | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,564 number | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 2,465 number | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 2,364 number | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 2,266 number | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 2,177 number | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 2,116 number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 2,055 number | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 2,006 number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1,993 number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,020 number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2,051 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 2,080 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,110 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,134 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,046 number | 2,388 number | 3,330 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,715 number | 2,352 number | 2,984 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,966 number | 2,918 number | 3,002 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,684 number | 2,364 number | 2,886 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,087 number | 1,993 number | 2,266 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,134 number | 2,134 number | 2,134 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, male in Malta?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Malta was 2,134 number in 2020, 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 3,330 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,993 number in 2015.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Malta ranks 177th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.