Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malta
Malta: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 67.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
67.7%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
87th
of 110 countries
All-time high
78.1%
in 2015
All-time low
67.7%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2015–2021
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malta, 2015–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malta stood at 67.7%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
That places Malta 87th out of 110 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78.1% | — |
| 2016 | 76.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 67.7% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.6% | 69.5% | 78.1% | 4 |
| 2020s | 67.8% | 67.7% | 67.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 84 Rwanda 69.0% compare
- 85 Pakistan 68.9%
- 86 Saint Lucia 68.3% compare
- 88 Burkina Faso 67.2% compare
- 89 Burundi 66.0% compare
- 90 Malawi 65.6%
More education data for Malta
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malta?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Malta was 67.7% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.7% in 2021.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Malta ranks 87th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release