Malta vs MDG: Eastern Asia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female

Malta
85.8%
in 2024
MDG: Eastern Asia
74.7%
in 2024
Malta rank
63rd
MDG: Eastern Asia rank
65th

Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time

  • Malta
  • MDG: Eastern Asia
020406080197319982024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 85.8% against 74.7% in MDG: Eastern Asia, a difference of 11.1%.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times MDG: Eastern Asia's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.

Malta ranks 63rd and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 65th of 212 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta MDG: Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1970s 67.0% 36.3% 30.7% Malta
1990s 85.3% 46.5% 38.8% Malta
2000s 86.5% 54.4% 32.1% Malta
2010s 85.0% 62.7% 22.3% Malta
2020s 86.1% 72.7% 13.4% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Malta or MDG: Eastern Asia?
Malta, at 85.8% against 74.7% in MDG: Eastern Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Malta and MDG: Eastern Asia?
11.1%, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and MDG: Eastern Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Malta and MDG: Eastern Asia rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
Malta ranks 63rd and MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 65th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
433 places, 17,737 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release