Primary education, teachers, per capita in Malta
Malta: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0034 units per person in 2024. βΌ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Malta, 1971β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Malta recorded 0.0034 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0057 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 units per person, in 2024.
That places Malta 170th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,941 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in Malta?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Malta was 0.0034 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 units per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 units per person in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Malta ranks 170th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.