Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Malta
Malta: Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology was 61.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Female share of graduates in other fields than Science, Technology in Malta, 2000–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 61.7% for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in 2017.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Malta peaked at 66.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 54.4%, in 2002.
That places Malta 64th out of 92 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 other fields than Science, Technology in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 55.7% | — |
| 2001 | 54.7% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 63.1% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 64.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 64.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 64.8% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 61.7% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.7% | 54.4% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 61.7% | 66.0% | 7 |
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More education data for Malta
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Malta?
- Female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology in Malta was 61.7% 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 other fields than science, technology recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4% in 2002.
- How does Malta rank for female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology?
- Malta ranks 64th out of 92 countries with data for 2017.
- Is female share of graduates in other fields than science, technology rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 other fields than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics 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.