School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta

Malta: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 8,662 number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
8,662 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
178th
of 199 countries
All-time high
10,242 number
in 1998
All-time low
7,502 number
in 2011
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta, 1998–2019

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1998200820191998: 10.2k number1999: 10.0k number2000: 9.9k number2001: 9.7k number2002: 9.6k number2003: 9.4k number2004: 9.1k number2005: 8.7k number2006: 8.3k number2007: 8.0k number2008: 7.8k number2009: 7.6k number2010: 7.5k number2011: 7.5k number2012: 7.7k number2013: 8.0k number2014: 8.2k number2015: 8.3k number2016: 8.5k number2017: 8.6k number2018: 8.6k number2019: 8.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malta recorded 8,662 number for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 10,242 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7,502 number, in 2011.

Malta ranks 178th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 10,140 number 10,037 number 10,242 number 2
2000s 8,805 number 7,580 number 9,935 number 10
2010s 8,158 number 7,502 number 8,662 number 10

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 175 Grenada 9,055 number compare
  2. 176 Saint Lucia 8,859 number compare
  3. 177 Kiribati 8,697 number compare
  4. 179 Antigua and Barbuda 7,401 number compare
  5. 180 Micronesia (Federated States of) 7,109 number compare
  6. 181 Tonga 5,002 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Malta was 8,662 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 10,242 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 7,502 number in 2011.
How does Malta rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Malta ranks 178th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/