Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malta
Malta: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 109.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malta, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malta stood at 109.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malta peaked at 109.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1999.
Malta ranks 34th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 54.0% | — |
| 1999 | 47.2% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 62.2% | +31.7% |
| 2001 | 56.8% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 63.7% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 93.1% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 103.2% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 109.0% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.6% | 47.2% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 78.6% | 56.8% | 96.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 78.6% | 109.0% | 9 |
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More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malta?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Malta was 109.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 109.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1999.
- How does Malta rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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, upper secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.