Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malta
Malta: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female was 103 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malta, 1985–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malta is 103 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malta peaked at 588 number in 1995 and was at its lowest, 103 number, in 2018.
Malta ranks 79th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 282 number | — |
| 1995 | 588 number | +108.5% |
| 2005 | 252 number | -57.1% |
| 2011 | 168 number | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 103 number | -38.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 282 number | 282 number | 282 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 588 number | 588 number | 588 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 252 number | 252 number | 252 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 135.5 number | 103 number | 168 number | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malta?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female in Malta was 103 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
- What is the highest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 588 number in 1995.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 103 number in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female?
- Malta ranks 79th out of 86 countries with data for 2018.
- Is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of females between age 15 and age 24 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.