Share of primary school teachers who are women in Malta
Malta: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 85.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Malta, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary school teachers who are women in Malta is 85.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Malta peaked at 87.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 65.5%, in 1977.
Malta ranks 63rd of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 66.9% | — |
| 1976 | 68.5% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 65.5% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 81.2% | +24.0% |
| 1991 | 82.9% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 84.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 85.8% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 86.8% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 86.9% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 86.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 86.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 86.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.2% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 81.5% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 85.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 85.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 75.7%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.0% | 65.5% | 68.5% | 3 |
| 1990s | 85.3% | 81.2% | 86.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.5% | 85.2% | 87.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 81.5% | 85.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 85.8% | 86.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 60 Saint Lucia 86.2% compare
- 61 Israel 86.2% compare
- 62 North Macedonia 86.0% compare
- 64 Palau 85.4% compare
- 65 Maldives 85.3% compare
- 66 Cayman Islands 84.8% compare
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Malta?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Malta was 85.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.5% in 1977.
- How does Malta rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Malta ranks 63rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.