Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta
Malta: Enrolment in lower secondary education, 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 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% |
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
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 8,565 compare
- 165 Macau, China 8,153 compare
- 166 Iceland 7,139 compare
- 168 Bahamas 6,664 compare
- 169 Brunei Darussalam 6,403 compare
- 170 Barbados 5,221 compare
More education data for Malta
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
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