School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta
Malta: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 12,104 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta is 12,104 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 32,611 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11,851 number, in 2017.
That places Malta 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 32,611 number | — |
| 1971 | 31,837 number | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 31,259 number | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 30,881 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 30,845 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 31,107 number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 31,319 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 30,624 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 29,582 number | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 28,115 number | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 26,408 number | -6.1% |
| 1981 | 24,956 number | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 24,161 number | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 23,998 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 24,410 number | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 25,212 number | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 26,123 number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 26,735 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 27,283 number | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 27,761 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 28,176 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 28,538 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 28,854 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 29,103 number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 29,237 number | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 29,260 number | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 29,228 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 29,113 number | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 29,005 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 28,897 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 28,764 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 28,579 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 28,378 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 28,179 number | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 27,998 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 27,833 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 27,637 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 27,086 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 26,374 number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 25,561 number | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 24,718 number | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 23,882 number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 13,437 number | -43.7% |
| 2013 | 13,023 number | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 12,607 number | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 12,209 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 11,903 number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 11,851 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 11,909 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 12,005 number | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12,104 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,818 number | 28,115 number | 32,611 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,705 number | 23,998 number | 27,761 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,941 number | 28,176 number | 29,260 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,639 number | 25,561 number | 28,764 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,754 number | 11,851 number | 24,718 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,104 number | 12,104 number | 12,104 number | 1 |
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More education data for Malta
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta was 12,104 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 32,611 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,851 number in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.