Labor force with advanced education, female in Malta
Malta: Labor force with advanced education, female was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, female in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Malta recorded 87.7% for labor force with advanced education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Malta peaked at 88.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 2006.
Malta ranks 3rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.3% | — |
| 2001 | 74.5% | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 77.8% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 75.7% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 82.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.9% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.4% | 71.1% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 75.4% | 85.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 83.0% | 88.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 90.1% compare
- 2 Macau, China 88.3% compare
- 4 Montenegro 87.5% compare
- 5 Viet Nam 87.2% compare
- 6 Guatemala 84.9% compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Malta?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Malta was 87.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Malta ranks 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).