School age population, primary education, both sexes in Malta
Malta: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 25,354 number in 2020. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Malta, 1970β2020
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.
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
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (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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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.