Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malta

Malta: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.881 number per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.881 number per square kilometre
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
15th
of 196 countries
All-time high
1.77 number per square kilometre
in 1974
All-time low
0.6219 number per square kilometre
in 2008
Years of data
30
1974–2017

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malta, 1974–2017

00.511.521974199520171974: 1.8 number per square kilometre1976: 1.4 number per square kilometre1977: 1.6 number per square kilometre1990: 0.941 number per square kilometre1991: 0.856 number per square kilometre1992: 0.756 number per square kilometre1993: 0.691 number per square kilometre1994: 0.653 number per square kilometre1995: 0.678 number per square kilometre1996: 0.662 number per square kilometre1997: 0.709 number per square kilometre1998: 0.731 number per square kilometre1999: 0.747 number per square kilometre2000: 0.778 number per square kilometre2001: 0.781 number per square kilometre2002: 0.709 number per square kilometre2003: 0.809 number per square kilometre2004: 0.684 number per square kilometre2005: 0.659 number per square kilometre2006: 0.666 number per square kilometre2007: 0.675 number per square kilometre2008: 0.622 number per square kilometre2010: 0.809 number per square kilometre2011: 0.903 number per square kilometre2012: 1.2 number per square kilometre2013: 0.761 number per square kilometre2014: 0.827 number per square kilometre2015: 0.816 number per square kilometre2016: 0.918 number per square kilometre2017: 0.881 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malta is 0.881 number per square kilometre, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malta peaked at 1.77 number per square kilometre in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.6219 number per square kilometre, in 2008.

Malta ranks 15th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malta, 1974 to 2017.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1974 1.77 number per square kilometre —
1976 1.4 number per square kilometre -21.3%
1977 1.65 number per square kilometre +18.1%
1990 0.9406 number per square kilometre -43.0%
1991 0.8562 number per square kilometre -9.0%
1992 0.7562 number per square kilometre -11.7%
1993 0.6906 number per square kilometre -8.7%
1994 0.6531 number per square kilometre -5.4%
1995 0.6781 number per square kilometre +3.8%
1996 0.6625 number per square kilometre -2.3%
1997 0.7094 number per square kilometre +7.1%
1998 0.7312 number per square kilometre +3.1%
1999 0.7469 number per square kilometre +2.1%
2000 0.7781 number per square kilometre +4.2%
2001 0.7812 number per square kilometre +0.4%
2002 0.7094 number per square kilometre -9.2%
2003 0.8094 number per square kilometre +14.1%
2004 0.6844 number per square kilometre -15.4%
2005 0.6594 number per square kilometre -3.7%
2006 0.6656 number per square kilometre +0.9%
2007 0.675 number per square kilometre +1.4%
2008 0.6219 number per square kilometre -7.9%
2010 0.8094 number per square kilometre +30.2%
2011 0.9031 number per square kilometre +11.6%
2012 1.19 number per square kilometre +31.8%
2013 0.7609 number per square kilometre -36.1%
2014 0.8271 number per square kilometre +8.7%
2015 0.8164 number per square kilometre -1.3%
2016 0.9178 number per square kilometre +12.4%
2017 0.881 number per square kilometre -4.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.881 number per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1121 number per square kilometre, 7.9× the median. (74 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.881 number per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.184 number per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.61 number per square kilometre 1.4 number per square kilometre 1.77 number per square kilometre 3
1990s 0.7425 number per square kilometre 0.6531 number per square kilometre 0.9406 number per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.7094 number per square kilometre 0.6219 number per square kilometre 0.8094 number per square kilometre 9
2010s 0.8883 number per square kilometre 0.7609 number per square kilometre 1.19 number per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 12 American Samoa 0.915 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 13 Bermuda 0.9074 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 14 Palestine 0.9073 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 16 Nauru 0.85 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 17 Rwanda 0.7918 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 18 Nepal 0.7771 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malta?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Malta was 0.881 number per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1.77 number per square kilometre in 1974.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6219 number per square kilometre in 2008.
How does Malta rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 15th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.