What is population of compulsory school age, male in Malta?

Population of compulsory school age, male in Malta was 23,303 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Malta?

The highest recorded value was 31,942 number in 1998.

What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Malta?

The lowest recorded value was 23,060 number in 2016.

How does Malta rank for population of compulsory school age, male?

Malta ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.

Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Malta?

Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Malta

Name: Population of compulsory school age, male in Malta
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Malta: Population of compulsory school age, male was 23,303 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

23,303 number

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

160th

of 186 countries

All-time high

31,942 number

in 1998

All-time low

23,060 number

in 2016

Years of data

1998–2019

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Malta is 23,303 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Malta peaked at 31,942 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 23,060 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	31,798 number	31,655 number	31,942 number	2
2000s	29,310 number	26,146 number	31,333 number	10
2010s	23,602 number	23,060 number	25,209 number	10

Countries ranked near Malta

157 Maldives 26,365 number compare
158 Macao 26,363 number compare
159 Iceland 23,459 number compare
161 Samoa 20,038 number compare
162 Barbados 19,603 number compare
163 Tonga 18,759 number compare

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More reference data data for Malta

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Malta?: Population of compulsory school age, male in Malta was 23,303 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Malta?: The highest recorded value was 31,942 number in 1998.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Malta?: The lowest recorded value was 23,060 number in 2016.
How does Malta rank for population of compulsory school age, male?: Malta ranks 160th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Malta?: Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, male (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: 07 August 2026

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