Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malta
Malta: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 1,712 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malta, 1974–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malta stood at 1,712 number. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malta peaked at 1,712 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 974 number, in 1976.
Malta ranks 164th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,150 number | — |
| 1975 | 1,062 number | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 974 number | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 1,001 number | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1,300 number | +29.9% |
| 1991 | 1,333 number | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 1,272 number | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 1,333 number | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 1,370 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1,378 number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,406 number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1,448 number | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1,457 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 1,540 number | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1,541 number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,515 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,489 number | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 1,486 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1,435 number | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1,397 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1,398 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1,434 number | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 1,329 number | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 1,409 number | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1,489 number | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 1,620 number | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 1,677 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 1,458 number | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1,534 number | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 1,564 number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1,639 number | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,712 number | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,047 number | 974 number | 1,150 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,384 number | 1,272 number | 1,540 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,443 number | 1,329 number | 1,541 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,587 number | 1,458 number | 1,712 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 161 Central African Republic 1,862 number compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 1,840 number compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 1,785 number compare
- 165 Bahamas 1,411 number compare
- 166 French Polynesia 1,381 number compare
- 167 Comoros 1,306 number 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 (number), gaps filled in Malta?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malta was 1,712 number in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,712 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 974 number in 1976.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Malta ranks 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.