Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Malta

Malta: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 2,109 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2,109 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
177th
of 205 countries
All-time high
3,339 number
in 1975
All-time low
1,998 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Malta is 2,109 number, measured in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Malta peaked at 3,339 number in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1,998 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, male (number) in Malta, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 3,303 number
1971 3,255 number -1.5%
1972 3,259 number +0.1%
1973 3,268 number +0.3%
1974 3,317 number +1.5%
1975 3,339 number +0.7%
1976 3,221 number -3.5%
1977 2,940 number -8.7%
1978 2,720 number -7.5%
1979 2,520 number -7.4%
1980 2,374 number -5.8%
1981 2,362 number -0.5%
1982 2,453 number +3.9%
1983 2,541 number +3.6%
1984 2,641 number +3.9%
1985 2,749 number +4.1%
1986 2,833 number +3.1%
1987 2,867 number +1.2%
1988 2,910 number +1.5%
1989 2,955 number +1.5%
1990 2,991 number +1.2%
1991 3,006 number +0.5%
1992 3,007 number +0.0%
1993 3,001 number -0.2%
1994 2,986 number -0.5%
1995 2,969 number -0.6%
1996 2,966 number -0.1%
1997 2,964 number -0.1%
1998 2,955 number -0.3%
1999 2,943 number -0.4%
2000 2,924 number -0.6%
2001 2,890 number -1.2%
2002 2,855 number -1.2%
2003 2,829 number -0.9%
2004 2,809 number -0.7%
2005 2,784 number -0.9%
2006 2,738 number -1.7%
2007 2,648 number -3.3%
2008 2,551 number -3.7%
2009 2,451 number -3.9%
2010 2,352 number -4.0%
2011 2,257 number -4.0%
2012 2,195 number -2.7%
2013 2,133 number -2.8%
2014 2,065 number -3.2%
2015 2,011 number -2.6%
2016 1,998 number -0.6%
2017 2,030 number +1.6%
2018 2,056 number +1.3%
2019 2,082 number +1.3%
2020 2,109 number +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,114 number 2,520 number 3,339 number 10
1980s 2,668 number 2,362 number 2,955 number 10
1990s 2,979 number 2,943 number 3,007 number 10
2000s 2,748 number 2,451 number 2,924 number 10
2010s 2,118 number 1,998 number 2,352 number 10
2020s 2,109 number 2,109 number 2,109 number 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 174 Samoa 2,416 number compare
  2. 175 Macau, China 2,344 number compare
  3. 176 Iceland 2,317 number compare
  4. 178 Barbados 1,789 number compare
  5. 179 Kiribati 1,396 number compare
  6. 180 Tonga 1,282 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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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 2,109 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 3,339 number in 1975.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1,998 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 10.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.