School age population, tertiary education, female in Malta
Malta: School age population, tertiary education, female was 12,379 number in 2018. βΌ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Malta, 1970β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Malta is 12,379 number, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Malta peaked at 17,132 number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 11,764 number, in 1989.
That places Malta 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,079 number | 13,791 number | 17,132 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,108 number | 11,764 number | 14,192 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,967 number | 11,812 number | 14,052 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,252 number | 14,136 number | 14,312 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,488 number | 12,379 number | 14,219 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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 1,941 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Malta?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Malta was 12,379 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 17,132 number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,764 number in 1989.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Malta ranks 173rd out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.