School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) in Malta
Malta: School age population, secondary education, male (number) (age male) was 14,500 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
14,500 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
175th
of 205 countries
All-time high
23,170 number
in 1970
All-time low
14,500 number
in 2020
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Malta is 14,500 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Malta peaked at 23,170 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 14,500 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, male (number) (age male) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,170 number | — |
| 1971 | 22,611 number | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 22,076 number | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 21,694 number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 21,526 number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 21,615 number | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 21,819 number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 21,557 number | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 21,155 number | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 20,565 number | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 19,785 number | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 18,906 number | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 18,088 number | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 17,601 number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 17,509 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 17,751 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 18,260 number | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 18,733 number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 19,217 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 19,651 number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 20,048 number | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 20,376 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 20,616 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 20,819 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 20,985 number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 21,089 number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 21,124 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 21,026 number | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 20,933 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 20,852 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 20,771 number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 20,679 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 20,578 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 20,479 number | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 20,379 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 20,274 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 20,134 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 19,802 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 19,367 number | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 18,856 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 18,292 number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 17,687 number | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 17,311 number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 16,898 number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 16,437 number | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 15,931 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 15,420 number | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 15,059 number | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 14,779 number | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 14,587 number | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 14,500 number | -0.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 14,500 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 164,351 number, 9% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 14,500 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 578,161 number, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,779 number | 20,565 number | 23,170 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,550 number | 17,509 number | 19,785 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,787 number | 20,048 number | 21,124 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,132 number | 18,856 number | 20,771 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,240 number | 14,587 number | 18,292 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,500 number | 14,500 number | 14,500 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, secondary education, male in Malta?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Malta was 14,500 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 23,170 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,500 number in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Malta ranks 175th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.