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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 2,098 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
2,098 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
176th
of 202 countries
All-time high
2,960 number
in 1970
All-time low
1,808 number
in 2011
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Malta recorded 2,098 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Malta peaked at 2,960 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1,808 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 2,487 number 2,156 number 2,960 number 10
1980s 2,789 number 2,737 number 2,814 number 10
1990s 2,634 number 2,460 number 2,775 number 10
2000s 2,166 number 1,863 number 2,416 number 10
2010s 1,958 number 1,808 number 2,082 number 10
2020s 2,098 number 2,098 number 2,098 number 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 173 Samoa 2,435 number compare
  2. 174 Bahamas 2,391 number compare
  3. 175 Iceland 2,207 number compare
  4. 177 Barbados 1,461 number compare
  5. 178 Kiribati 1,374 number compare
  6. 179 Tonga 1,216 number compare

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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 2,098 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 2,960 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 1,808 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 15.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (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

Female 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/