Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Malta
Malta: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 99.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Malta, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Malta stood at 99.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% 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.
That places Malta 46th out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 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% |
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% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 43 Egypt 99.5% compare
- 44 Slovakia 99.5% compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 99.5% compare
- 47 Seychelles 99.4% compare
- 48 Cyprus 99.4% compare
- 49 North Macedonia 99.4% 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 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 99.4% in 2017, 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 46th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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
Number of female teachers at the pre-primary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the pre-primary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.