Teachers in secondary education, female in Malta
Malta: Teachers in secondary education, female was 3,078 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Malta, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3,078 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Malta peaked at 3,078 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 543, in 1971.
That places Malta 145th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 543 | — |
| 1972 | 807 | +48.6% |
| 1973 | 777 | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 825 | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 908 | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 934 | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 928 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 830 | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 783 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 787 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 795 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 730 | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 777 | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 779 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 786 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 835 | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 884 | +5.9% |
| 1990 | 887 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 956 | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 1,026 | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 1,109 | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 1,243 | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 1,327 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 1,375 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1,482 | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 1,558 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 1,617 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 1,743 | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 1,829 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 1,823 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,951 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 1,931 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,993 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 1,950 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 2,129 | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 2,124 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,504 | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 2,358 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 2,465 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 2,475 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,462 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,610 | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 2,758 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 2,843 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,887 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2,979 | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 3,007 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3,056 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 3,078 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 817.43 | 543 | 934 | 7 |
| 1980s | 798.6 | 730 | 884 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,258 | 887 | 1,617 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,941 | 1,743 | 2,129 | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,559 | 2,358 | 2,843 | 8 |
| 2020s | 3,001 | 2,887 | 3,078 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in Malta?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Malta was 3,078 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3,078 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 543 in 1971.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Malta ranks 145th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release