Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Iceland or Malta?

Iceland, at 17,245 number against 15,085 number in Malta as of 2018.

What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Iceland and Malta?

2,160 number, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?

37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Malta: Enrolment in secondary education, female

Iceland

17,245 number

in 2018

Malta

15,085 number

in 2018

Iceland rank

164th

Malta rank

165th

Enrolment in secondary education, female over time

Iceland
Malta

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 17,245 number against 15,085 number in Malta, a difference of 2,160 number.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Malta ahead.

Iceland ranks 164th and Malta ranks 165th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11,264 number	13,704 number	2,440 number	Malta
1980s	12,837 number	12,917 number	79.43 number	Malta
1990s	15,008 number	16,345 number	1,337 number	Malta
2000s	16,766 number	18,123 number	1,357 number	Malta
2010s	17,788 number	15,312 number	2,476 number	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in secondary education, female, Iceland or Malta?: Iceland, at 17,245 number against 15,085 number in Malta as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in secondary education, female between Iceland and Malta?: 2,160 number, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Malta?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Iceland and Malta rank globally for enrolment in secondary education, female?: Iceland ranks 164th and Malta ranks 165th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.