What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Macau, China and Malta?

5,982 number, with Macau, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Malta?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Macau, China vs Malta: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Macau, China

51,082 number

in 2019

Malta

45,100 number

in 2019

Macau, China rank

157th

Malta rank

160th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Macau, China
Malta

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 51,082 number against 45,100 number in Malta, a difference of 5,982 number.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 157th and Malta ranks 160th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Macau, China	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	73,156 number	61,806 number	11,350 number	Macau, China
2000s	66,818 number	56,982 number	9,836 number	Macau, China
2010s	45,906 number	45,937 number	30.8 number	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Macau, China or Malta?: Macau, China, at 51,082 number against 45,100 number in Malta as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Macau, China and Malta?: 5,982 number, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Malta?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Macau, China and Malta rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Macau, China ranks 157th and Malta ranks 160th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.