Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta
Malta: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 1,961 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta, 2006–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta stood at 1,961 number.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 3,292 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,726 number, in 2014.
That places Malta 118th out of 141 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,911 number | — |
| 2010 | 3,292 number | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 1,757 number | -46.6% |
| 2013 | 1,797 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,726 number | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 1,845 number | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 1,867 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,961 number | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,911 number | 2,911 number | 2,911 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,035 number | 1,726 number | 3,292 number | 7 |
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More education data for Malta
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Malta was 1,961 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,292 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,726 number in 2014.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 118th out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.6%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.