Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Malta
Malta: Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level was 14.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.6%
Change on year
up 7.5%
World rank
21st
of 41 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 2024
All-time low
11.3%
in 2021
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Malta, 2015–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 14.6% for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Malta peaked at 14.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 2021.
Malta ranks 21st of 41 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 12.1% | — |
| 2016 | 11.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 12.6% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +19.5% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | +7.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 14.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.7%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.6% | 12.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.3% | 14.6% | 5 |
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 students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Malta?
- Female students enrolled in stem fields by education level in Malta was 14.6% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest female students enrolled in stem fields by education level recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for female students enrolled in stem fields by education level?
- Malta ranks 21st out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female students enrolled in stem fields by education level rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Female students enrolled in STEM fields by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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