A member of the European Union and the Commonwealth, Malta has a population of approximately 423,000. Literacy rates in the country are high, as are enrolment rates for both primary and secondary school.
School-age Population by Education Level1 | ||
28,444 | 26,585 | |
Secondary | Tertiary | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Secondary Education for the school year ending 20181 |
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107% | 107% | |
Female | Male | |
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Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in Tertiary Education for the school year ending 20181 |
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69% | 50% | |
Female | Male | |
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Percentage of female teachers in 1 | ||
63.8% | 35.8% | |
Secondary (2017) | Tertiary (2017) | |
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1. UNESCO Institute for Statistics Data Centre, retrieved in June 2021 |