School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Malta
Malta: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 4,174 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malta, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4,174 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Malta peaked at 5,633 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2,156 number, in 1975.
Malta ranks 177th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,960 number | — |
| 1971 | 2,804 number | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 2,616 number | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 2,412 number | -7.8% |
| 1974 | 2,239 number | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 2,156 number | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 4,540 number | +110.6% |
| 1977 | 4,794 number | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 5,128 number | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 5,446 number | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 5,442 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 5,524 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 5,584 number | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 5,606 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 5,607 number | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5,633 number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 5,628 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 5,625 number | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5,608 number | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 5,573 number | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 5,505 number | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 5,447 number | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 5,390 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 5,327 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 5,266 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 5,219 number | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 5,164 number | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 5,064 number | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 4,963 number | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 4,868 number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 4,816 number | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 4,728 number | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4,652 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 4,550 number | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 4,420 number | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 4,218 number | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 4,055 number | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 3,918 number | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 3,795 number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 3,698 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 3,648 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 3,634 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 3,733 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3,861 number | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3,988 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 4,014 number | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4,065 number | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,111 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 4,146 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 4,174 number | +0.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4,174 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 61,132 number, 7% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4,174 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 244,608 number, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +110.6% | 2,156 number | 4,540 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,510 number | 2,156 number | 5,446 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,583 number | 5,442 number | 5,633 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,221 number | 4,868 number | 5,505 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,285 number | 3,698 number | 4,816 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,937 number | 3,634 number | 4,174 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Malta?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Malta was 4,174 number in 2019, 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 5,633 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,156 number in 1975.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.