Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Malta

Malta: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female was 1,409 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1,409 number
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
105th
of 140 countries
All-time high
1,409 number
in 2018
All-time low
242 number
in 2009
Years of data
19
2000–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Malta, 2000–2018

2505007501.0k1.2k1.5k2000200920182000: 620 number2001: 739 number2002: 817 number2003: 1.2k number2004: 689 number2005: 767 number2006: 613 number2007: 793 number2008: 763 number2009: 242 number2010: 509 number2011: 582 number2012: 677 number2013: 1.3k number2014: 1.1k number2015: 1.4k number2016: 1.1k number2017: 1.1k number2018: 1.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Malta stood at 1,409 number. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 84.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Malta peaked at 1,409 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 242 number, in 2009.

That places Malta 105th out of 140 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number) in Malta, 2000 to 2018.
Year number Change
2000 620 number
2001 739 number +19.2%
2002 817 number +10.6%
2003 1,187 number +45.3%
2004 689 number -42.0%
2005 767 number +11.3%
2006 613 number -20.1%
2007 793 number +29.4%
2008 763 number -3.8%
2009 242 number -68.3%
2010 509 number +110.3%
2011 582 number +14.3%
2012 677 number +16.3%
2013 1,329 number +96.3%
2014 1,085 number -18.4%
2015 1,408 number +29.8%
2016 1,138 number -19.2%
2017 1,127 number -1.0%
2018 1,409 number +25.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 1,409 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,165 number, 27% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 1,409 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 12,015 number, 12% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 723 number 242 number 1,187 number 10
2010s 1,029 number 509 number 1,409 number 9

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 102 Norway 1,478 number compare
  2. 103 Eritrea 1,461 number compare
  3. 104 Georgia 1,415 number compare
  4. 106 North Macedonia 1,381 number compare
  5. 107 Albania 1,279 number compare
  6. 108 Burkina Faso 1,134 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Malta?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female in Malta was 1,409 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1,409 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 242 number in 2009.
How does Malta rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female?
Malta ranks 105th out of 140 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, female rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 84.7%. 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 Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,834 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).