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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 2 MARCH 2014 11 News Census confirms educational north-sou th divide 10% of foreign residents speak Maltese well average knowledge of all three European languages is more widespread than Arabic among the foreign communities. Non Maltese nationals defined in the census or persons not in possession of a Maltese citizenship, amounted to 20,289 or 4.9 per cent of the enumerated popula- tion. The census reveals that 643 of these resi- dents were born in Malta. The census considers all Maltese citizens as Maltese residents irrespective of the country of birth. The majority of non-Maltese nationals (12,215 or 60.2 per cent) are EU citizens, particularly from the United Kingdom (6,652 persons), while the largest number of non-EU citizens hailed from Somalia (1,041 persons) and Eritrea (548). The census also found 2,279 non Mal- tese nationals in institutional households, particularly in open centres. A choice of language The census also shows that among Mal- tese nationals less than 5% speak a lan- guage other than Maltese, English or Ital- ian. If persons claiming a good or average standard are considered, the third and fourth most popular languages spoken by persons aged 10 and over were Italian (41.3 per cent) and French (8.1 per cent). It also shows that the percentage of those who speak Italian well is higher among older people than among younger people. This could reflect the fact that the new generation is less exposed to Italian TV. 30% OF SWIEQI'S POPULATION HAS BEEN TO UNIVERSITY: ONLY 3% OF MARSA HAS HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE THE typical CEO in Malta is over 50 years of age, and lives in the north and central part of the island, a report on the national census conducted in 2011 by the National Office of Statistics shows. Census data shows that men account for 81% of Malta's 5,880 CEOs and senior officials, yet another confirmation that it women are far off from entering major companies' boardrooms: according to the census women account for just 15% of employ- ers and 20% of self-employed. The gender pay gap is the dif- ference between men's and women's pay, based on the av- erage difference in gross hourly earnings of all employees. On average, women in the EU earn around 16% less per hour than men: it is below 10 % in Slovenia, Malta, Poland, Italy, Luxembourg and Romania, but wider than 20% in Hungary, Slo- vakia, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria and Estonia. The gender pay gap exists even though women do better at school and university than men. The census breakdown shows that 43% of all CEOs and top management posts are over 50 years of age. Only 5% are under 30, and 24% are aged 30-40. And it looks like only 15% in- habit Malta's south harbour or south-eastern regions, with just 4% hailing from Gozo which accounts for 7% of the Maltese population. The census throws a light on the gender division of labour, with women accounting for only 27% of all management posts. Women are also outnumbered by males in the ranks of science and engineering professions and among ICT professionals. But women have overtaken males in the teaching and health professions, where only 32% of teachers are males. The legal profession is more balanced, with women account- ing for 43% of lawyers. And in the bottom ranks of the labour market, women account for 73% of cleaners and helpers but only for 9% refuse collectors and elementary workers. The factory girl is also a dying breed: women now account for only 26% of machine operators. The census data corroborates income tax statistics showing that only 367 women, compared to 1,650 men, declare an income higher than €50,000 in Malta. Nearly half of the €50,001-plus tax declarations are compiled by households who opt for a joint declaration of income, which sug- gests that these households have a single or main breadwinner that is traditionally associated with a male figure. Males also predominate among those earning between €40,001 and €50,000. In fact men consti- tute 77.4% of those within this in- come bracket who are either sin- gle or file separate computations despite being married. The census also shows that while 61% males aged 15 and over are gainfully employed, 42% of females were taking care of the house or family. The percent- age of gainfully occupied females stood at 36.2%. jdebono@mediatoday.com.mt National census shows men account for over 80% of CEOs and employers, while women taking incomes higher than €50,000 are only 18% of top earners Gender division of labour Males Females Chief executives/senior officials 4,776 1,104 All management posts 13,108 4,892 Science/Engineering professionals 2,340 68 Health professionals 1,699 2,544 Teaching Professionals 2,851 6,028 Business Professionals 2,659 2,483 ICT professionals 1,842 336 Legal professionals 1,819 1,663 ICT technicians 1,197 167 Health associate professionals 1,018 1,721 Engineering associate professionals 6,074 519 Clerical Support workers 7,899 11,596 Service/Sales workers 16,119 17,741 Tradesmen 18,139 993 Machine operators 8,462 2,920 Cleaners 1,370 3,723 Refuse collectors/elementary jobs 4,742 490 Men devouring Malta's top positions and salaries Census data shows that men account for 81% of Malta's 5,880 CEOs and senior officials, yet another confirmation that it women are far off from entering major companies' boardrooms: according to the census women account for just 15% of employers and 20% of self-employed Hamrun and Qormi where only 7% have been to university. In the Cotton- era area, Birgu and Kalkara register a slightly higher percentage. Marsaskala, where 17% have been to university, emerges as the locality with the highest level of educational achievement in the south. The same pattern can be observed in Gozo where the percentage of uni- versity-educated respondents rises to a high 18% in Rabat but falls to 9% in working-class Xewkija.