Population of compulsory school age, female in Malta

Malta: Population of compulsory school age, female was 21,797 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
21,797 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
160th
of 186 countries
All-time high
30,162 number
in 1998
All-time low
21,703 number
in 2017
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Malta, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 30.2k number1999: 29.9k number2000: 29.5k number2001: 29.1k number2002: 28.9k number2003: 28.6k number2004: 28.2k number2005: 27.8k number2006: 27.3k number2007: 26.6k number2008: 25.8k number2009: 24.9k number2010: 24.1k number2011: 23.3k number2012: 22.8k number2013: 22.4k number2014: 22.1k number2015: 21.9k number2016: 21.7k number2017: 21.7k number2018: 21.7k number2019: 21.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, female in Malta is 21,797 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Malta peaked at 30,162 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 21,703 number, in 2017.

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 30,008 number 29,854 number 30,162 number 2
2000s 27,672 number 24,903 number 29,501 number 10
2010s 22,335 number 21,703 number 24,069 number 10

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  4. 161 Barbados 18,842 number compare
  5. 162 Samoa 18,556 number compare
  6. 163 Sao Tome and Principe 17,702 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Malta?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Malta was 21,797 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 30,162 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 21,703 number in 2017.
How does Malta rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Malta ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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

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