School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Malta
Malta: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 28,239 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Malta stood at 28,239 number. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 45,727 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 28,239 number, in 2020.
That places Malta 175th out of 205 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, secondary education, both sexes in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 45,727 number | — |
| 1971 | 44,612 number | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 43,667 number | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 42,955 number | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 42,568 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 42,585 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 42,781 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 42,195 number | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 41,361 number | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 40,197 number | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 38,691 number | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 37,010 number | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 35,441 number | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 34,501 number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 34,282 number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 34,680 number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 35,565 number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 36,400 number | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 37,268 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 38,070 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 38,802 number | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 39,418 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 39,885 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 40,296 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 40,642 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 40,885 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 41,009 number | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 40,896 number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 40,760 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 40,619 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 40,449 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 40,234 number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 40,005 number | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 39,781 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 39,571 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 39,367 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 39,123 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 38,522 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 37,695 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 36,716 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 35,651 number | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 34,539 number | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 33,781 number | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 32,941 number | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 32,012 number | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 31,013 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 30,035 number | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 29,364 number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 28,830 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 28,444 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 28,239 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42,865 number | 40,197 number | 45,727 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,191 number | 34,282 number | 38,691 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 40,321 number | 38,802 number | 41,009 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 39,146 number | 36,716 number | 40,449 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 31,661 number | 28,444 number | 35,651 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,239 number | 28,239 number | 28,239 number | 1 |
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More education data for Malta
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Malta?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Malta was 28,239 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 45,727 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,239 number in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 175th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.