Teachers in primary education, female in Malta
Malta: Teachers in primary education, female was 1,666 in 2024. β² Rising
Latest (2024)
1,666
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
168th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1,847
in 2020
All-time low
974
in 1976
Years of data
36
1974β2024
Teachers in primary education, female in Malta, 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1,666 for teachers in primary education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Malta peaked at 1,847 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 974, in 1976.
Malta ranks 168th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,042 | 974 | 1,150 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1,384 | 1,272 | 1,540 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,447 | 1,329 | 1,541 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,611 | 1,458 | 1,803 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,797 | 1,666 | 1,847 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 165 Central African Republic 1,862 compare
- 166 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 1,785 compare
- 167 Comoros, Union of the 1,709 compare
- 169 Bhutan 1,544 compare
- 170 French Polynesia 1,381 compare
- 171 Bahamas, The 1,364 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 primary education, female in Malta?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Malta was 1,666 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,847 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 974 in 1976.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release