Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Malta
Malta: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 99.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
58th
of 195 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1986
All-time low
66.2%
in 1974
Years of data
48
1973–2024
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Malta, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 99.2% for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Malta peaked at 100.0% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 1974.
Malta ranks 58th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 68.7% | — |
| 1974 | 66.2% | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 85.5% | +29.1% |
| 1977 | 84.1% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 87.0% | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 88.1% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 85.1% | -3.4% |
| 1984 | 85.0% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 83.3% | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 100.0% | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.1% | 66.2% | 85.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 91.5% | 83.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Malta?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Malta was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1986.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 1974.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Malta ranks 58th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release