Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Malta

Malta: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 4,070 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4,070 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
177th
of 205 countries
All-time high
6,485 number
in 1970
All-time low
3,905 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Malta, 1970–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malta recorded 4,070 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Malta peaked at 6,485 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,905 number, in 2016.

Malta ranks 177th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Malta, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 6,485 number
1971 6,367 number -1.8%
1972 6,363 number -0.1%
1973 6,363 number +0.0%
1974 6,427 number +1.0%
1975 6,439 number +0.2%
1976 6,211 number -3.5%
1977 5,709 number -8.1%
1978 5,311 number -7.0%
1979 4,945 number -6.9%
1980 4,677 number -5.4%
1981 4,653 number -0.5%
1982 4,824 number +3.7%
1983 4,981 number +3.3%
1984 5,157 number +3.5%
1985 5,343 number +3.6%
1986 5,484 number +2.6%
1987 5,544 number +1.1%
1988 5,621 number +1.4%
1989 5,705 number +1.5%
1990 5,775 number +1.2%
1991 5,815 number +0.7%
1992 5,832 number +0.3%
1993 5,836 number +0.1%
1994 5,823 number -0.2%
1995 5,802 number -0.4%
1996 5,793 number -0.2%
1997 5,777 number -0.3%
1998 5,749 number -0.5%
1999 5,716 number -0.6%
2000 5,670 number -0.8%
2001 5,599 number -1.3%
2002 5,534 number -1.2%
2003 5,487 number -0.8%
2004 5,455 number -0.6%
2005 5,413 number -0.8%
2006 5,330 number -1.5%
2007 5,153 number -3.3%
2008 4,974 number -3.5%
2009 4,799 number -3.5%
2010 4,625 number -3.6%
2011 4,446 number -3.9%
2012 4,301 number -3.3%
2013 4,169 number -3.1%
2014 4,035 number -3.2%
2015 3,932 number -2.6%
2016 3,905 number -0.7%
2017 3,954 number +1.3%
2018 3,992 number +1.0%
2019 4,029 number +0.9%
2020 4,070 number +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6,062 number 4,945 number 6,485 number 10
1980s 5,199 number 4,653 number 5,705 number 10
1990s 5,792 number 5,716 number 5,836 number 10
2000s 5,341 number 4,799 number 5,670 number 10
2010s 4,139 number 3,905 number 4,625 number 10
2020s 4,070 number 4,070 number 4,070 number 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 174 Samoa 4,652 number compare
  2. 175 Macau, China 4,532 number compare
  3. 176 Iceland 4,514 number compare
  4. 178 Barbados 3,523 number compare
  5. 179 Kiribati 2,762 number compare
  6. 180 Tonga 2,418 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Malta?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Malta was 4,070 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 6,485 number in 1970.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 3,905 number in 2016.
How does Malta rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Malta ranks 177th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.