Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female in Malta
Malta: Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female was 9 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Malta, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 9 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.9% on the previous year and down 88.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Malta peaked at 565 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 6 number, in 2013.
That places Malta 167th out of 182 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 128 number | — |
| 1972 | 60 number | -53.1% |
| 1973 | 51 number | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 53 number | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 61 number | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 53 number | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 453 number | +754.7% |
| 1978 | 565 number | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 557 number | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 401 number | -28.0% |
| 1981 | 216 number | -46.1% |
| 1982 | 191 number | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 290 number | +51.8% |
| 1984 | 219 number | -24.5% |
| 1985 | 397 number | +81.3% |
| 1986 | 307 number | -22.7% |
| 1987 | 271 number | -11.7% |
| 1988 | 364 number | +34.3% |
| 1989 | 265 number | -27.2% |
| 1990 | 285 number | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 161 number | -43.5% |
| 1992 | 175 number | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 210 number | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 302 number | +43.8% |
| 1995 | 267 number | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 271 number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 233 number | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 192 number | -17.6% |
| 1999 | 144 number | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 126 number | -12.5% |
| 2001 | 80 number | -36.5% |
| 2002 | 176 number | +120.0% |
| 2003 | 60 number | -65.9% |
| 2004 | 79 number | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 64 number | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 80 number | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 81 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 79 number | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 55 number | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 41 number | -25.5% |
| 2011 | 19 number | -53.7% |
| 2012 | 9 number | -52.6% |
| 2013 | 6 number | -33.3% |
| 2014 | 15 number | +150.0% |
| 2015 | 47 number | +213.3% |
| 2016 | 7 number | -85.1% |
| 2017 | 23 number | +228.6% |
| 2018 | 9 number | -60.9% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 297 number, 3% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Malta's 9 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,487 number, 0% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Repeaters in lower secondary general education … Repeaters female in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +754.7% | 53 number | 453 number |
| 2017 | +228.6% | 7 number | 23 number |
| 2015 | +213.3% | 15 number | 47 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 220.11 number | 51 number | 565 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 292.1 number | 191 number | 401 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 224 number | 144 number | 302 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 88 number | 55 number | 176 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.56 number | 6 number | 47 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 165 Andorra 18 number compare
- 166 Uzbekistan 15 number compare
- 168 Monaco 5 number compare
- 168 Turks and Caicos Islands 5 number compare
- 170 Maldives 4 number compare
- 170 Saint Lucia 4 number compare
- 170 Tuvalu 4 number compare
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Malta?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female in Malta was 9 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 565 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 number in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female?
- Malta ranks 167th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.