Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Malta
Malta: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) was 782.5 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Malta, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Malta stood at 782.5 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Malta peaked at 930 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 139 number, in 1974.
Malta ranks 148th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 147 number | — |
| 1974 | 139 number | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 406 number | +192.1% |
| 1977 | 409 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 431 number | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 428 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 403 number | -5.8% |
| 1983 | 363 number | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 414 number | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 408 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 324 number | -20.6% |
| 1987 | 352 number | +8.6% |
| 1988 | 377 number | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 532 number | +41.1% |
| 1990 | 630 number | +18.4% |
| 1991 | 688 number | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 692 number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 697 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 739 number | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 764 number | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 817 number | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 829 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 830 number | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 832 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 913 number | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 930 number | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 866 number | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 876 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 819 number | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 874 number | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 687 number | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 737 number | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 596 number | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 716 number | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 601 number | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 704 number | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 720 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 682.5 number | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 675.5 number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 731.5 number | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 783.5 number | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 782.5 number | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 782.5 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 7,148 number, 11% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 782.5 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7,710 number, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number) (Teachers both) in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +192.1% | 139 number | 406 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 275.25 number | 139 number | 409 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 403.2 number | 324 number | 532 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 751.8 number | 630 number | 832 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 801.4 number | 596 number | 930 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 710.06 number | 601 number | 783.5 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Malta?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Malta was 782.5 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 930 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 139 number in 1974.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 148th out of 185 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.