Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Malta
Malta: Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are was 46.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Malta, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 46.7% for percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Malta peaked at 46.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2016.
Malta ranks 34th of 66 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33.1% | — |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -13.3% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +29.9% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 42.6% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 46.7% | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.6% | 32.5% | 42.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 37.2% | 46.7% | 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 short cycle tertiary education who are in Malta?
- Percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are in Malta was 46.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in short cycle tertiary education who are rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. 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 short cycle tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release