Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Malta
Malta: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) was 1,735 number in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Malta, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Malta is 1,735 number, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 90.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Malta peaked at 1,735 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 125 number, in 1982.
Malta ranks 131st of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 298 number | — |
| 1971 | 287 number | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 325 number | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 311 number | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 268 number | -13.8% |
| 1975 | 225 number | -16.0% |
| 1976 | 250 number | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 239 number | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 224 number | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 153 number | -31.7% |
| 1980 | 174 number | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 129 number | -25.9% |
| 1982 | 125 number | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 146 number | +16.8% |
| 1984 | 156 number | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 156 number | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 156 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 142 number | -9.0% |
| 1988 | 147 number | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 128 number | -12.9% |
| 1990 | 244 number | +90.6% |
| 1991 | 252 number | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 320 number | +27.0% |
| 1993 | 330 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 381 number | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 470 number | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 648 number | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 709 number | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 770 number | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 709 number | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 591 number | -16.6% |
| 2001 | 609 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 622 number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 627 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 684 number | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 825 number | +20.6% |
| 2006 | 850 number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 910 number | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 968 number | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 1,271 number | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 1,207 number | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 1,386 number | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 1,364 number | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,436 number | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,523 number | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1,634 number | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1,678 number | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,735 number | +3.4% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1,735 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 12,609 number, 14% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1,735 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 16,463 number, 11% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (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 | +90.6% | 128 number | 244 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 258 number | 153 number | 325 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 145.9 number | 125 number | 174 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 483.3 number | 244 number | 770 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 795.7 number | 591 number | 1,271 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,495 number | 1,207 number | 1,735 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Malta?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in Malta was 1,735 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,735 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 number in 1982.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- Malta ranks 131st out of 176 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.