School age population, upper secondary education, female in Malta
Malta: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 8,606 in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Malta, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Malta stood at 8,606.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Malta peaked at 9,593 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5,112, in 2011.
That places Malta 175th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,541 | 5,322 | 5,815 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,166 | 5,112 | 9,593 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,397 | 8,218 | 8,606 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 172 Iceland 9,765 compare
- 173 Vanuatu 9,433 compare
- 174 French Guiana 9,135 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 8,451 compare
- 177 Bahamas 8,440 compare
- 178 Macau (China) 7,900 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Malta?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Malta was 8,606 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9,593 in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,112 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Malta ranks 175th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release