Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malta
Malta: Enrolment in upper secondary education, female was 8,995 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malta, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 8,995 number for enrolment in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malta peaked at 8,995 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,690 number, in 1999.
That places Malta 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3,076 number | — |
| 1999 | 2,690 number | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 3,542 number | +31.7% |
| 2001 | 3,231 number | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 3,612 number | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 3,788 number | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 4,918 number | +29.8% |
| 2005 | 5,230 number | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 4,812 number | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 5,226 number | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 5,301 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 4,585 number | -13.5% |
| 2011 | 4,046 number | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 8,795 number | +117.4% |
| 2013 | 8,847 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8,771 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 8,667 number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 8,211 number | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 8,794 number | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 8,995 number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,883 number | 2,690 number | 3,076 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,407 number | 3,231 number | 5,301 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 7,746 number | 4,046 number | 8,995 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malta?
- Enrolment in upper secondary education, female in Malta was 8,995 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8,995 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,690 number in 1999.
- How does Malta rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, female?
- Malta ranks 155th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is enrolment in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper 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 upper secondary education institutions regardless of age.