Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Malta

Malta: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 45,100 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
45,100 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
160th
of 186 countries
All-time high
62,104 number
in 1998
All-time low
44,792 number
in 2016
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Malta, 1998–2019

020.0k40.0k60.0k1998200820191998: 62.1k number1999: 61.5k number2000: 60.8k number2001: 60.1k number2002: 59.5k number2003: 58.9k number2004: 58.2k number2005: 57.4k number2006: 56.2k number2007: 54.6k number2008: 52.9k number2009: 51.0k number2010: 49.3k number2011: 47.7k number2012: 46.7k number2013: 45.9k number2014: 45.3k number2015: 45.0k number2016: 44.8k number2017: 44.8k number2018: 44.9k number2019: 45.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Malta stood at 45,100 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Malta peaked at 62,104 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 44,792 number, in 2016.

That places Malta 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 61,806 number 61,509 number 62,104 number 2
2000s 56,982 number 51,049 number 60,834 number 10
2010s 45,937 number 44,792 number 49,278 number 10

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 157 Macao 51,082 number compare
  2. 158 Maldives 50,361 number compare
  3. 159 Iceland 45,748 number compare
  4. 161 Samoa 38,594 number compare
  5. 162 Barbados 38,445 number compare
  6. 163 Tonga 36,034 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Malta?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Malta was 45,100 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 62,104 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 44,792 number in 2016.
How does Malta rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Malta ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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