Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta
Malta: Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0082 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta is 0.0082 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta peaked at 0.0093 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0055 units per person, in 1971.
That places Malta 44th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0055 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0079 units per person | +43.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0072 units per person | -8.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.008 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0082 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.008 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0073 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1980 | 0.007 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0067 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0061 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0068 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0069 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0071 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.008 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0083 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.008 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.008 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0082 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0084 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0092 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0084 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0093 units per person | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.009 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0085 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0088 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0093 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0087 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0089 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0082 units per person | -2.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 0.0082 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Malta's 0.0082 units per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0071 units per person, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +43.4% | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0079 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0078 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0084 units per person | 0.0092 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 0.0089 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta?
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Malta was 0.0082 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0055 units per person in 1971.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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 secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.