Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malta
Malta: Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 32.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malta, 2000–2023
Source: World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta stood at 32.8%.
The figure is up 12.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta peaked at 37.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.5%, in 2000.
That places Malta 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.5% | — |
| 2001 | 26.9% | +25.2% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +45.7% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 28.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 29.2% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | +12.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 21.5% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 27.1% | 32.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 28.3% | 32.8% | 4 |
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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 female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta?
- Female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Malta was 32.8% in 2023, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.5% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Malta ranks 74th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female share of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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