Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta
Malta: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0034 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta is 0.0034 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0057 units per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 units per person, in 2024.
That places Malta 170th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0052 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0049 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0047 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0057 units per person | +19.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0046 units per person | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 0.005 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.005 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0049 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0042 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0044 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0044 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0046 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0046 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.004 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.004 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0037 units per person | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 units per person | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0046 units per person | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 units per person | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.004 units per person | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.004 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0034 units per person | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0057 units per person | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0046 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 5 |
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More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.28 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -8.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,751 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.44 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 16,673 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,575 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.47 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta was 0.0034 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 units per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 units per person in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Malta ranks 170th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.