Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … NUTS in Malta
Malta: Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … NUTS was 96.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
96.5
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
24th
of 49 countries
All-time high
100
in 2013
All-time low
88.7
in 2021
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Malta, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Malta is 96.5, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Malta peaked at 100 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 88.7, in 2021.
Malta ranks 24th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils aged 4: % of corresponding age population … NUTS in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 100 | — |
| 2014 | 96.5 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 100 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 98 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 96.5 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 95.3 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 94.9 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.8 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 88.7 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 89.3 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.5 | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 96.5 | +3.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 96.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.75, 100% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.31 | 94.9 | 100 | 7 |
| 2020s | 91.76 | 88.7 | 96.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 22 Latvia 96.6 compare
- 22 Latvia 96.6 compare
- 24 Iceland 96.5 compare
- 26 Netherlands 96.4 compare
- 26 Netherlands 96.4 compare
More population data for Malta
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.3593 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.8129 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.4258 % change on previous year (2100)
- Demographic balances and indicators by type of projection and NUTS 3 -0.2548 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 522.74 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1107 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.805 (2100)
- Population density 1,125 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Malta?
- Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Malta was 96.5 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.7 in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 49 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils aged 4 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by NUTS 2 region - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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