Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malta

Malta: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 7,393 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
7,393 number
World rank
68th
of 83 countries
All-time high
12,975 number
in 1995
All-time low
7,393 number
in 2018
Years of data
5
1985–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malta, 1985–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1985200120181985: 11.3k number1995: 13.0k number2005: 9.8k number2011: 9.8k number2018: 7.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malta stood at 7,393 number. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malta peaked at 12,975 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7,393 number, in 2018.

Malta ranks 68th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 11,261 number 11,261 number 11,261 number 1
1990s 12,975 number 12,975 number 12,975 number 1
2000s 9,755 number 9,755 number 9,755 number 1
2010s 8,574 number 7,393 number 9,755 number 2

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 65 Uruguay 12,234 number compare
  2. 66 Palestine 10,033 number compare
  3. 67 Kazakhstan 7,604 number compare
  4. 69 Vanuatu 7,048 number compare
  5. 70 Bahrain 6,947 number compare
  6. 71 Albania 6,067 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malta?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Malta was 7,393 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 12,975 number in 1995.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 7,393 number in 2018.
How does Malta rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Malta ranks 68th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. 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 Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.