School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Malta
Malta: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2,304 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Malta, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Malta is 2,304, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Malta peaked at 2,577 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,967, in 2009.
Malta ranks 179th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,572 | — |
| 2002 | 2,577 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,325 | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 2,223 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 2,149 | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 2,035 | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2,030 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,985 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 1,967 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,969 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,002 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,028 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2,155 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 2,138 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 2,119 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 2,286 | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 2,305 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2,294 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,380 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2,433 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 2,506 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2,299 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 2,453 | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 2,304 | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,207 | 1,967 | 2,577 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,168 | 1,969 | 2,380 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,399 | 2,299 | 2,506 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,666 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 275.01 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,832 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Malta?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Malta was 2,304 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,577 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,967 in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Malta ranks 179th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release