Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Malta
Malta: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,666 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Malta, 1974–2024
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 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,150 | — |
| 1976 | 974 | -15.3% |
| 1977 | 1,001 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1,300 | +29.9% |
| 1991 | 1,333 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,272 | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 1,333 | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1,370 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1,378 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,406 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1,448 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1,457 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,540 | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1,541 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,515 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,489 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,486 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,435 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,397 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,398 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,434 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,329 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 1,489 | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 1,620 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 1,677 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,458 | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1,534 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1,564 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,639 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,712 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,803 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 1,847 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 1,812 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1,839 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,821 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,666 | -8.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,666 is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,363, 10% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,666 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 56,110, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +29.9% | 1,001 | 1,300 |
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 1,785 compare
- 167 Comoros 1,709 compare
- 169 Bhutan 1,544 compare
- 170 French Polynesia 1,381 compare
- 171 Bahamas 1,364 compare
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
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 212 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