School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Malta
Malta: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 12,190 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
12,190 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
177th
of 206 countries
All-time high
18,927 number
in 1970
All-time low
11,306 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, female in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 12,190 number for school age population, primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Malta peaked at 18,927 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11,306 number, in 2013.
Malta ranks 177th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18,927 number | — |
| 1971 | 18,402 number | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 18,024 number | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 17,417 number | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 16,581 number | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 15,627 number | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 14,802 number | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 14,207 number | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 13,991 number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 14,152 number | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 14,598 number | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 15,101 number | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 15,504 number | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 15,859 number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 16,138 number | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 16,333 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 16,476 number | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 16,617 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 16,740 number | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 16,830 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 16,866 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 16,848 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 16,813 number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 16,743 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 16,650 number | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 16,543 number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 16,440 number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 16,250 number | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 16,031 number | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 15,787 number | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 15,521 number | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 15,255 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 15,101 number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 14,921 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 14,679 number | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 14,345 number | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 13,908 number | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 13,428 number | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 12,946 number | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 12,467 number | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 12,006 number | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 11,594 number | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 11,383 number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 11,306 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 11,364 number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11,520 number | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 11,695 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 11,835 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 11,961 number | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 12,078 number | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12,190 number | +0.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 12,190 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 11% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Malta's 12,190 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 540,975 number, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16,213 number | 13,991 number | 18,927 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,020 number | 14,598 number | 16,830 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,497 number | 15,787 number | 16,866 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,257 number | 12,467 number | 15,521 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,674 number | 11,306 number | 12,078 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,190 number | 12,190 number | 12,190 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, female in Malta?
- School age population, primary education, female in Malta was 12,190 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 18,927 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,306 number in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 177th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.