School age population, secondary education, female in Malta
Malta: School age population, secondary education, female was 13,739 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, secondary education, female in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, female in Malta is 13,739 number, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Malta peaked at 22,557 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 13,739 number, in 2020.
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, secondary education, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,557 number | — |
| 1971 | 22,001 number | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 21,591 number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 21,261 number | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 21,042 number | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 20,970 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 20,962 number | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 20,638 number | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 20,206 number | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 19,632 number | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 18,906 number | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 18,104 number | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 17,353 number | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 16,900 number | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 16,773 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 16,929 number | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 17,305 number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 17,667 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 18,051 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 18,419 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 18,754 number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 19,042 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 19,269 number | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 19,477 number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 19,657 number | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 19,796 number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 19,885 number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 19,870 number | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 19,827 number | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 19,767 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 19,678 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 19,555 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 19,427 number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 19,302 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 19,192 number | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 19,093 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 18,989 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 18,720 number | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 18,328 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 17,860 number | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 17,359 number | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 16,852 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 16,470 number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 16,043 number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 15,575 number | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 15,082 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 14,615 number | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 14,305 number | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 14,051 number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 13,857 number | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 13,739 number | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21,086 number | 19,632 number | 22,557 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,641 number | 16,773 number | 18,906 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,534 number | 18,754 number | 19,885 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,014 number | 17,860 number | 19,678 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,421 number | 13,857 number | 17,359 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,739 number | 13,739 number | 13,739 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, secondary education, female in Malta?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Malta was 13,739 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22,557 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,739 number in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Malta ranks 176th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. 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, 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 secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.