School age population, lower secondary education, female in Malta
Malta: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 5,851 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Malta is 5,851 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Malta peaked at 16,040 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 5,783 number, in 2017.
That places Malta 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,040 number | — |
| 1971 | 15,655 number | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 15,397 number | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 15,206 number | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 15,143 number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 15,190 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 15,209 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 14,862 number | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 14,367 number | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 13,691 number | -4.7% |
| 1980 | 12,908 number | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 12,236 number | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 11,863 number | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 11,778 number | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 11,948 number | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 12,290 number | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 12,678 number | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 12,945 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 13,189 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 13,410 number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 13,601 number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 13,774 number | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 13,930 number | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 14,066 number | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 14,155 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14,200 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 14,215 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 14,181 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 14,131 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 14,067 number | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13,980 number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 13,866 number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 13,754 number | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 13,649 number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 13,565 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 13,500 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 13,425 number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 13,160 number | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 12,815 number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 12,436 number | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 12,063 number | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 11,702 number | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 6,590 number | -43.7% |
| 2013 | 6,365 number | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 6,151 number | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 5,958 number | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 5,817 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 5,783 number | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 5,795 number | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,822 number | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 5,851 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,076 number | 13,691 number | 16,040 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 12,524 number | 11,778 number | 13,410 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,032 number | 13,601 number | 14,215 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,415 number | 12,436 number | 13,980 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,205 number | 5,783 number | 12,063 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,851 number | 5,851 number | 5,851 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Malta?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Malta was 5,851 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16,040 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,783 number in 2017.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Malta ranks 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.