Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malta
Malta: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 107.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malta, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 107.2% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malta peaked at 107.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.3%, in 1974.
Malta ranks 31st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 76.7% | — |
| 1972 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 77.1% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 76.3% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 80.1% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 82.2% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 84.5% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 82.5% | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 85.7% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 88.5% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 90.2% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 90.0% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 90.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 91.6% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 91.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 91.7% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 91.2% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 94.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 94.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 95.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 94.4% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 96.5% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 95.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 101.7% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 99.5% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 100.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 101.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 104.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 107.2% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.8% | 76.3% | 83.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 87.7% | 82.5% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.9% | 91.2% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.2% | 95.8% | 101.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.6% | 96.8% | 107.2% | 9 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,751 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malta?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Malta was 107.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 107.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.3% in 1974.
- How does Malta rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.