Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Malta
Malta: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 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 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% |
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
- 145 Vanuatu 922 number compare
- 146 Brunei Darussalam 882 number compare
- 147 Suriname 828 number compare
- 149 Singapore 776 number compare
- 150 Montenegro 729 number compare
- 151 Timor-Leste 675 number compare
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 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.