School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Malta
Malta: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 25,687 number in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
25,687 number
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
172nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
33,402 number
in 1970
All-time low
24,059 number
in 1989
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malta, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malta is 25,687 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 33,402 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 24,059 number, in 1989.
Malta ranks 172nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,402 number | — |
| 1971 | 32,842 number | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 31,857 number | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 30,479 number | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 29,132 number | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 27,963 number | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 27,112 number | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 26,920 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 26,865 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 26,918 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 27,143 number | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 27,669 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 28,544 number | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 28,648 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 28,026 number | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 26,976 number | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 25,733 number | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 24,916 number | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 24,308 number | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 24,059 number | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 24,149 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 24,608 number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 25,158 number | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 25,798 number | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 26,404 number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 27,015 number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 27,648 number | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 28,382 number | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 28,860 number | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 29,138 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 29,261 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 29,275 number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29,330 number | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 29,313 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 29,258 number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 29,190 number | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 29,126 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 29,197 number | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 29,218 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 29,151 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 28,995 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 28,728 number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 28,727 number | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 28,648 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 28,442 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 28,046 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 27,424 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 26,585 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 25,687 number | -3.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 25,687 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 257,364 number, 10% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Malta's 25,687 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 838,860 number, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,349 number | 26,865 number | 33,402 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,602 number | 24,059 number | 28,648 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,716 number | 24,149 number | 29,138 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,232 number | 29,126 number | 29,330 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,920 number | 25,687 number | 28,995 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Malta?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Malta was 25,687 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33,402 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,059 number in 1989.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 172nd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.