Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Malta
Malta: Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law was 55.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Malta, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 55.6% for female share of graduates in business, administration and law in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Malta peaked at 60.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2002.
That places Malta 52nd out of 95 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.6% | — |
| 2001 | 45.4% | -10.3% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 52.1% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 57.8% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.1% | 45.4% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.1% | 53.6% | 60.0% | 7 |
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 female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Malta?
- Female share of graduates in business, administration and law in Malta was 55.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in business, administration and law recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for female share of graduates in business, administration and law?
- Malta ranks 52nd out of 95 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in business, administration and law rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Female share of graduates in Business, Administration and Law programmes, tertiary (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female share of graduates in the given field of education, tertiary is the number of female graduates expressed as a percentage of the total number of graduates in the given field of education from tertiary education.