Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in Malta
Malta: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) was 6,769 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta is 6,769, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta peaked at 14,552 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6,070, in 2019.
Malta ranks 167th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14,064 | — |
| 1999 | 13,910 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 13,779 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 13,891 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 13,834 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 14,117 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 14,552 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 13,847 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 13,612 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 13,063 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 12,752 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 12,342 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 12,454 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,677 | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 6,861 | -41.2% |
| 2013 | 6,460 | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 6,210 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 6,090 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 6,076 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6,179 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6,090 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 6,070 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 6,274 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 6,472 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 6,624 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 6,769 | +2.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 6,769 is below the median for high income countries, which is 88,692, 8% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Malta's 6,769 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 298,801, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -41.2% | 11,677 | 6,861 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,987 | 13,910 | 14,064 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13,579 | 12,342 | 14,552 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,417 | 6,070 | 12,454 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,535 | 6,274 | 6,769 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta was 6,769 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 14,552 in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,070 in 2019.
- How does Malta rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Malta ranks 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 Enrolment in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release