Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malta
Malta: Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female was 30.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malta, 1985–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malta is 30.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malta peaked at 30.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2005.
That places Malta 78th out of 86 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 25.9% | — |
| 1995 | 26.8% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 26.7% | 30.4% | 2 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,751 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malta?
- Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female in Malta was 30.4% 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 30.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female?
- Malta ranks 78th 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 up 21.4%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Youth illiterate population, 15-24 years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the youth illiterate population that is female.