Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Malta
Malta: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 778 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Malta, 1973–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 778 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2017.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Malta peaked at 922 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 92 number, in 1974.
That places Malta 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 101 number | — |
| 1974 | 92 number | -8.9% |
| 1976 | 347 number | +277.2% |
| 1977 | 344 number | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 375 number | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 372 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 355 number | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 309 number | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 352 number | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 340 number | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 324 number | -4.7% |
| 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 | 816 number | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 829 number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 829 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 824 number | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 902 number | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 922 number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 862 number | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 870 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 814 number | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 862 number | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 681 number | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 735 number | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 592 number | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 711 number | +20.1% |
| 2010 | 598 number | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 697 number | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 716 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 678.5 number | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 673.5 number | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 729.5 number | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 779.5 number | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 778 number | -0.2% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 778 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,453 number, 12% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Malta's 778 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6,831 number, 11% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) 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 | +277.2% | 92 number | 347 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 221 number | 92 number | 347 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 368.8 number | 309 number | 532 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 750.8 number | 630 number | 829 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 795.1 number | 592 number | 922 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 706.25 number | 598 number | 779.5 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 141 Vanuatu 881 number compare
- 142 Brunei 836 number compare
- 143 Suriname 826 number compare
- 145 Singapore 776 number compare
- 146 French Polynesia 640 number compare
- 147 Sao Tome and Principe 624 number compare
- 147 East Timor 624 number compare
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, female in Malta?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Malta was 778 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 922 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 92 number in 1974.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 144th out of 179 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.