School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in Malta
Malta: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) was 14,103 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Malta, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in Malta stood at 14,103.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Malta peaked at 15,339 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 13,794, in 2022.
That places Malta 176th out of 221 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.
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15,204 | — |
| 2002 | 15,339 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 15,253 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 15,172 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 15,166 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 14,807 | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 14,624 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 14,545 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 14,909 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 15,122 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 14,911 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 14,689 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 14,637 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 14,542 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 14,597 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 14,479 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 14,276 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14,424 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 14,819 | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 15,167 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 14,227 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 13,794 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 14,112 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 14,103 | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 14,103 is below the median for high income countries, which is 125,237, 11% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Malta's 14,103 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 425,539, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,002 | 14,545 | 15,339 | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,650 | 14,276 | 15,122 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,281 | 13,794 | 15,167 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Malta?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Malta was 14,103 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 15,339 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,794 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Malta ranks 176th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release