School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Malta
Malta: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 7,888 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Malta, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Malta stood at 7,888 number.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Malta peaked at 9,880 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4,627 number, in 1986.
Malta ranks 173rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6,517 number | — |
| 1971 | 6,346 number | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 6,194 number | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 6,055 number | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 5,899 number | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 5,780 number | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 5,753 number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 5,776 number | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 5,839 number | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 5,941 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 5,998 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 5,868 number | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 5,490 number | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 5,122 number | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 4,825 number | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 4,639 number | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 4,627 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 4,722 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 4,862 number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 5,009 number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 5,153 number | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 5,268 number | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 5,339 number | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 5,411 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 5,502 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 5,596 number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 5,670 number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 5,689 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 5,696 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 5,700 number | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5,698 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,689 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 5,673 number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 5,653 number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 5,627 number | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 5,593 number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5,564 number | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 5,560 number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5,513 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5,424 number | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 5,296 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5,150 number | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 9,880 number | +91.8% |
| 2013 | 9,678 number | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 9,424 number | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 9,124 number | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 8,798 number | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 8,522 number | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 8,256 number | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 8,035 number | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 7,888 number | -1.8% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7,888 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 13% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 7,888 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 205,274 number, 4% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +91.8% | 5,150 number | 9,880 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,010 number | 5,753 number | 6,517 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,116 number | 4,627 number | 5,998 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,502 number | 5,153 number | 5,700 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,599 number | 5,424 number | 5,698 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,216 number | 5,150 number | 9,880 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,888 number | 7,888 number | 7,888 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (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 7,888 number in 2020, 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 9,880 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,627 number in 1986.
- How does Malta rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Malta ranks 173rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.