School age population, lower secondary education, male in Malta
Malta: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 6,253 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Malta is 6,253 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Malta peaked at 16,571 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 6,068 number, in 2017.
That places Malta 177th 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, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,571 number | — |
| 1971 | 16,182 number | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 15,862 number | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 15,675 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 15,702 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 15,917 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 16,110 number | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 15,762 number | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 15,215 number | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 14,424 number | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 13,500 number | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 12,720 number | -5.8% |
| 1982 | 12,298 number | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 12,220 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 12,462 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 12,922 number | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 13,445 number | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 13,790 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 14,094 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 14,351 number | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 14,575 number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 14,764 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 14,924 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 15,037 number | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 15,082 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 15,060 number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 15,013 number | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 14,932 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 14,874 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 14,830 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 14,784 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 14,713 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 14,624 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 14,530 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 14,433 number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14,333 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14,212 number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 13,926 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 13,559 number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 13,125 number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 12,655 number | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 12,180 number | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 6,847 number | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 6,658 number | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 6,456 number | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 6,251 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 6,086 number | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 6,068 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 6,114 number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 6,183 number | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6,253 number | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,742 number | 14,424 number | 16,571 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,180 number | 12,220 number | 14,351 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,909 number | 14,575 number | 15,082 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,224 number | 13,125 number | 14,784 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,550 number | 6,068 number | 12,655 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,253 number | 6,253 number | 6,253 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Malta?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Malta was 6,253 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16,571 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,068 number in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Malta ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.6%. 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, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.