Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Malta
Malta: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 1,712 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Malta, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Malta is 1,712 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 30 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 in Malta peaked at 1,712 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 974 number, in 1976.
That places Malta 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,150 number | — |
| 1976 | 974 number | -15.3% |
| 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% |
| 2010 | 1,489 number | +12.0% |
| 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% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,712 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 15,496 number, 11% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,712 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 46,965 number, 4% 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 number | 1,300 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,042 number | 974 number | 1,150 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 1,384 number | 1,272 number | 1,540 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,447 number | 1,329 number | 1,541 number | 9 |
| 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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.33 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.36 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Malta?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Malta was 1,712 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,712 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 974 number in 1976.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Malta ranks 164th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.