Teachers in primary education, female in Malta
Malta: Teachers in primary education, female was 1,712 number in 2017. β² Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Malta, 1974β2017
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.
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
- 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 1,712 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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About this data
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.