Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) in Malta
Malta: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) was 621.17 number in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Malta, 1972–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Malta stood at 621.17 number. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 133.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Malta peaked at 621.17 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6 number, in 1983.
Malta ranks 115th of 159 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, female (number) (Teachers) in Malta, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 29 number | — |
| 1973 | 29 number | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 26 number | -10.3% |
| 1975 | 26 number | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 27 number | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 26 number | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 15 number | -42.3% |
| 1979 | 11 number | -26.7% |
| 1980 | 10 number | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 7 number | -30.0% |
| 1982 | 8 number | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 6 number | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 7 number | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 8 number | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 9 number | +12.5% |
| 1987 | 9 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 number | -22.2% |
| 1989 | 11 number | +57.1% |
| 1990 | 27 number | +145.5% |
| 1991 | 27 number | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 46 number | +70.4% |
| 1993 | 46 number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50 number | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 80 number | +60.0% |
| 1996 | 134 number | +67.5% |
| 1997 | 154 number | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 204 number | +32.5% |
| 1999 | 178 number | -12.7% |
| 2000 | 133 number | -25.3% |
| 2001 | 137 number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 141 number | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 149 number | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 166 number | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 220 number | +32.5% |
| 2006 | 242 number | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 266 number | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 289 number | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 390 number | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 360 number | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 437 number | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 451 number | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 452.6 number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 514.83 number | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 562 number | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 594 number | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 621.17 number | +4.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 621.17 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 5,994 number, 10% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Malta's 621.17 number is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 2,821 number, 22% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number) (Teachers) 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 | +145.5% | 11 number | 27 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.62 number | 11 number | 29 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.2 number | 6 number | 11 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.6 number | 27 number | 204 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 213.3 number | 133 number | 390 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 499.07 number | 360 number | 621.17 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, female in Malta?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Malta was 621.17 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 621.17 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 number in 1983.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Malta ranks 115th out of 159 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 133.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.