Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta
Malta: Enrolment in lower secondary education, female was 6,090 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta is 6,090 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta peaked at 14,552 number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6,076 number, in 2016.
That places Malta 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 14,064 number | — |
| 1999 | 13,910 number | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 13,779 number | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 13,891 number | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 13,834 number | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 14,117 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 14,552 number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 13,847 number | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 13,612 number | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 13,063 number | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 12,752 number | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 12,342 number | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 12,454 number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,677 number | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 6,861 number | -41.2% |
| 2013 | 6,460 number | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 6,210 number | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 6,090 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 6,076 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6,179 number | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 6,090 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,987 number | 13,910 number | 14,064 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 13,579 number | 12,342 number | 14,552 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,566 number | 6,076 number | 12,454 number | 9 |
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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 6,090 number in 2018, 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 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,076 number in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, female?
- Malta ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.2%. 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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Total number of female students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.