Malta - Primary education, teachers (% female)

Primary education, teachers (% female) in Malta was 85.76 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 86.98 in 2008, while its lowest value was 65.47 in 1977.

Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year Value
1974 66.94
1976 68.54
1977 65.47
1990 81.20
1991 82.95
1992 84.02
1993 85.78
1994 86.76
1995 86.39
1996 86.90
1997 86.45
1998 86.16
1999 86.57
2000 86.09
2001 85.84
2002 86.77
2003 85.16
2004 86.76
2005 86.88
2006 86.78
2007 86.91
2008 86.98
2010 85.18
2011 84.86
2012 81.49
2013 85.69
2014 85.29
2015 85.68
2016 84.80
2017 85.86
2019 85.76

Development Relevance: The share of female teachers shows the level of gender representation in the teaching force. A value of greater than 50% indicates more opportunities or preference for women to participate in teaching activities. Women teachers are important as they serve as role models to girls and help to attract and retain girls in school.

Other Notes: Data retrieved via API in March 2019. For detailed information on the observation level (e.g. National Estimation, UIS Estimation, or Category not applicable), please visit UIS.Stat (http://data.uis.unesco.org/).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The share of female teachers in primary education is calculated by dividing the total number of female teachers at primary level of education by the total number of teachers at the same level, and multiplying by 100. Data on education are collected by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics from official responses to its annual education survey. All the data are mapped to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) to ensure the comparability of education programs at the international level. The current version was formally adopted by UNESCO Member States in 2011. The reference years reflect the school year for which the data are presented. In some countries the school year spans two calendar years (for example, from September 2010 to June 2011); in these cases the reference year refers to the year in which the school year ended (2011 in the example).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Inputs