Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Malta
Malta: Researchers (FTE) - % Female was 33.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Malta, 2004–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, researchers (fte) - % female in Malta stood at 33.3%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, researchers (fte) - % female in Malta peaked at 33.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 2011.
That places Malta 60th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Researchers (FTE) - % Female in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.0% | — |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 29.1% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | -12.3% |
| 2011 | 24.8% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.5% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 33.3% | +7.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 33.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 88% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Malta's 33.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 41.6%, 80% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 25.0% | 29.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 24.8% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.0% | 29.3% | 33.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More science & technology data for Malta
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,342 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 13 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 13 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is researchers (fte) - % female in Malta?
- Researchers (fte) - % female in Malta was 33.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest researchers (fte) - % female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for researchers (fte) - % female?
- Malta ranks 60th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is researchers (fte) - % female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. 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, published as part of Researchers (FTE) - % Female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release