School age population, primary education, female in Malta
Malta: School age population, primary education, female was 13,586 in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, female in Malta, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malta recorded 13,586 for school age population, primary education, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Malta peaked at 15,383 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11,318, in 2013.
That places Malta 180th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,902 | 12,369 | 15,383 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,062 | 11,318 | 13,123 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,360 | 13,254 | 13,586 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 177 French Guiana 15,633 compare
- 178 Iceland 15,510 compare
- 179 Bahamas 13,858 compare
- 181 Guam 11,357 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 10,186 compare
- 183 Guadeloupe 9,722 compare
More education data for Malta
- 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 1,941 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in Malta?
- School age population, primary education, female in Malta was 13,586 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15,383 in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,318 in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 180th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release