School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malta
Malta: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 4,334 in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malta, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, female in Malta is 4,334, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Malta peaked at 4,725 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3,624, in 2011.
Malta ranks 183rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,142 | 3,735 | 4,725 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,034 | 3,624 | 4,365 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,441 | 4,334 | 4,561 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 180 Maldives 5,934 compare
- 181 Samoa 5,383 compare
- 182 Kiribati 4,707 compare
- 184 Bahamas, The 4,333 compare
- 185 French Polynesia 4,138 compare
- 186 Micronesia, Federated States of 3,471 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Malta?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malta was 4,334 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 4,725 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,624 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 183rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release