School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Malta
Malta: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 25,354 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
25,354 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
177th
of 206 countries
All-time high
38,943 number
in 1970
All-time low
23,258 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Malta stood at 25,354 number.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 38,943 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 23,258 number, in 2013.
That places Malta 177th out of 206 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, primary education, both sexes (number) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38,943 number | — |
| 1971 | 38,034 number | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 37,306 number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 36,056 number | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 34,259 number | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 32,138 number | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 30,242 number | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 28,890 number | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 28,380 number | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 28,699 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 29,646 number | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 30,710 number | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 31,635 number | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 32,494 number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 33,215 number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 33,748 number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 34,118 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 34,412 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 34,628 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 34,730 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 34,708 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 34,579 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 34,463 number | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 34,309 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 34,150 number | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 34,004 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 33,866 number | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 33,514 number | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 33,099 number | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 32,612 number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 32,070 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 31,510 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 31,166 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 30,764 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 30,237 number | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 29,525 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 28,607 number | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 27,558 number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 26,505 number | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 25,488 number | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 24,560 number | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 23,786 number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 23,384 number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 23,258 number | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 23,411 number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 23,780 number | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 24,215 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 24,568 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 24,872 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 25,128 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 25,354 number | +0.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 25,354 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 227,912 number, 11% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Malta's 25,354 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.12 million number, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,295 number | 28,380 number | 38,943 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 32,934 number | 29,646 number | 34,730 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,930 number | 32,612 number | 34,708 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,343 number | 25,488 number | 32,070 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,096 number | 23,258 number | 25,128 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,354 number | 25,354 number | 25,354 number | 1 |
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, primary education, both sexes in Malta?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Malta was 25,354 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 38,943 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,258 number in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.