School age population, tertiary education, female in Malta
Malta: School age population, tertiary education, female was 12,035 in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Malta, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, female in Malta stood at 12,035.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Malta peaked at 14,588 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 11,726, in 2022.
Malta ranks 180th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,158 | 13,675 | 14,588 | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,232 | 12,391 | 14,307 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,066 | 11,726 | 12,572 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 177 Maldives 13,190 compare
- 178 Iceland 12,913 compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe 12,745 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 11,158 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 10,736 compare
- 183 French Polynesia 10,287 compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Malta?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Malta was 12,035 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 14,588 in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,726 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Malta ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release