School age population, early childhood education, female in Malta

Malta: School age population, early childhood education, female was 4,174 number in 2019. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2019)
4,174 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
177th
of 199 countries
All-time high
4,963 number
in 1998
All-time low
3,634 number
in 2011
Years of data
22
1998–2019

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1998200820191998: 5.0k number1999: 4.9k number2000: 4.8k number2001: 4.7k number2002: 4.7k number2003: 4.5k number2004: 4.4k number2005: 4.2k number2006: 4.1k number2007: 3.9k number2008: 3.8k number2009: 3.7k number2010: 3.6k number2011: 3.6k number2012: 3.7k number2013: 3.9k number2014: 4.0k number2015: 4.0k number2016: 4.1k number2017: 4.1k number2018: 4.1k number2019: 4.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, female in Malta stood at 4,174 number.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Malta peaked at 4,963 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3,634 number, in 2011.

Malta ranks 177th 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 4,916 number 4,868 number 4,963 number 2
2000s 4,285 number 3,698 number 4,816 number 10
2010s 3,937 number 3,634 number 4,174 number 10

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 174 Bahamas 4,803 number compare
  2. 175 Grenada 4,431 number compare
  3. 176 Saint Lucia 4,375 number compare
  4. 178 Kiribati 4,132 number compare
  5. 179 Antigua and Barbuda 3,645 number compare
  6. 180 Micronesia (country) 3,429 number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Malta?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Malta was 4,174 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 4,963 number in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 3,634 number in 2011.
How does Malta rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Malta ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (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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Female 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/