Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Malta
Malta: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 778 number in 2017. β² Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Malta, 1973β2017
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.
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 Darussalam 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 Timor-Leste 624 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
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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About this data
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.