Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Malta
Malta: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 9.6 in 2012. βΌ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Malta, 1999β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Malta stood at 9.6.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Malta peaked at 13.9 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.4, in 2009.
That places Malta 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.64 | 8.4 | 13.9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.77 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 3 |
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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, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Malta?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Malta was 9.6 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 in 2001.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4 in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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