School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Malta
Malta: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 4,488 number in 2019. ▬ Flat
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Malta, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Malta stood at 4,488 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Malta peaked at 5,990 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2,206 number, in 1975.
That places Malta 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,190 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,012 number | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 2,793 number | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 2,544 number | -8.9% |
| 1974 | 2,323 number | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 2,206 number | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 4,638 number | +110.2% |
| 1977 | 4,939 number | +6.5% |
| 1978 | 5,331 number | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 5,707 number | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 5,667 number | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 5,758 number | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 5,868 number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 5,942 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 5,977 number | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 5,990 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 5,976 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 5,940 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 5,882 number | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 5,815 number | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 5,756 number | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 5,698 number | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 5,669 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 5,644 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 5,613 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 5,559 number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 5,506 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 5,395 number | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 5,279 number | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 5,169 number | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 5,119 number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5,018 number | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 4,928 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 4,812 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 4,664 number | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 4,440 number | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 4,260 number | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4,105 number | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 3,974 number | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 3,882 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3,855 number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,868 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,966 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4,106 number | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4,256 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 4,332 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 4,410 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,452 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4,476 number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4,488 number | +0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 4,488 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66,020 number, 7% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Malta's 4,488 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 258,178 number, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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 | +110.2% | 2,206 number | 4,638 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3,668 number | 2,206 number | 5,707 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,882 number | 5,667 number | 5,990 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,529 number | 5,169 number | 5,756 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,520 number | 3,882 number | 5,119 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,221 number | 3,855 number | 4,488 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, male in Malta?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Malta was 4,488 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 5,990 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,206 number in 1975.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Malta ranks 178th out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.