Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malta
Malta: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 1,666 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malta, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malta stood at 1,666.
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 (number), gaps filled in Malta peaked at 1,847 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 974, in 1976.
That places Malta 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,150 | — |
| 1975 | 1,062 | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 974 | -8.3% |
| 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% |
| 2009 | 1,409 | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1,489 | +5.7% |
| 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% |
| 2018 | 1,757 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,803 | +2.6% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,047 | 974 | 1,150 | 4 |
| 1990s | 1,384 | 1,272 | 1,540 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,443 | 1,329 | 1,541 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,625 | 1,458 | 1,803 | 10 |
| 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
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 275.01 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,832 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 1,666 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,847 in 2020.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 974 in 1976.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
- Malta ranks 168th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 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 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 851 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 851 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.