Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 79,095 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Malta, 1999–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Malta is 79,095, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Malta peaked at 90,220 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 79,095, in 2012.
That places Malta 32nd out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88,568 | — |
| 2000 | 87,627 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 87,773 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 86,731 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 87,924 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 90,220 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 88,342 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 86,302 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 83,206 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 82,414 | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 83,127 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 84,049 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 82,457 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 79,095 | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88,568 | 88,568 | 88,568 | 1 |
| 2000s | 86,367 | 82,414 | 90,220 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,867 | 79,095 | 84,049 | 3 |
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More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Malta?
- Students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Malta was 79,095 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 90,220 in 2004.
- What is the lowest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,095 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Malta ranks 32nd out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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