School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malta

Malta: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 4,349 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
4,349 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
176th
of 202 countries
All-time high
6,150 number
in 1970
All-time low
3,734 number
in 2011
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malta, 1970–2020

02.0k4.0k6.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malta is 4,349 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malta peaked at 6,150 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,734 number, in 2011.

Malta ranks 176th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5,091 number 4,362 number 6,150 number 10
1980s 5,731 number 5,585 number 5,805 number 10
1990s 5,422 number 5,076 number 5,668 number 10
2000s 4,453 number 3,819 number 4,983 number 10
2010s 4,057 number 3,734 number 4,326 number 10
2020s 4,349 number 4,349 number 4,349 number 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 173 Samoa 5,066 number compare
  2. 174 Bahamas 4,973 number compare
  3. 175 Iceland 4,460 number compare
  4. 177 Barbados 2,977 number compare
  5. 178 Kiribati 2,895 number compare
  6. 179 Tonga 2,490 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Malta

All data for Malta β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malta?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malta was 4,349 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 6,150 number in 1970.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 3,734 number in 2011.
How does Malta rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Malta ranks 176th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/