Teachers in primary education, male in Malta
Malta: Teachers in primary education, male was 281.92 number in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Malta, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 281.92 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Malta peaked at 568 number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 199 number, in 2008.
That places Malta 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 514.33 number | 447 number | 568 number | 3 |
| 1990s | 237.6 number | 209 number | 301 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 227 number | 199 number | 259 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 284.25 number | 243.5 number | 381 number | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Malta?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Malta was 281.92 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 568 number in 1974.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 199 number in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Malta ranks 167th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/