Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Malta
Malta: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Malta, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 66.0% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Malta peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 1971.
Malta ranks 59th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 32.7% | — |
| 1972 | 33.9% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 35.7% | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 36.1% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 37.3% | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 37.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 37.2% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 36.6% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 36.1% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 35.3% | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 35.7% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | -5.8% |
| 1987 | 33.3% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 34.1% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 35.2% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 34.1% | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 35.6% | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 38.4% | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 40.9% | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 45.3% | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 48.2% | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 52.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 57.0% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 57.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 64.6% | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 63.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.8% | 32.7% | 37.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 35.3% | 33.3% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.5% | 34.1% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 51.7% | 60.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 63.3% | 65.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 63.7% | 66.0% | 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 secondary education who are female in Malta?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Malta was 66.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 1971.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Malta ranks 59th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release