Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malta
Malta: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 1,375 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malta, 2006–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malta is 1,375 number, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malta peaked at 2,105 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,183 number, in 2012.
Malta ranks 106th of 138 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1,765 number | — |
| 2010 | 2,105 number | +19.3% |
| 2012 | 1,183 number | -43.8% |
| 2013 | 1,235 number | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1,192 number | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 1,286 number | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 1,296 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,375 number | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,765 number | 1,765 number | 1,765 number | 1 |
| 2010s | 1,382 number | 1,183 number | 2,105 number | 7 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malta?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Malta was 1,375 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2,105 number in 2010.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,183 number in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Malta ranks 106th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.