During the 2022-2023 academic year, teaching and non-teaching staff in formal education reached 20,161, marking a 3.1% increase from the previous year. Of these, 10,336 held teaching roles, while 9,825 were in non-teaching positions. Women constituted 70.4% of the workforce.
Classroom teachers and academic staff rose by 1.0% to 10,336, with the tertiary education sector experiencing a 5.0% increase. Female teaching staff predominated, comprising 66.0% of the total, while 81.8% of teaching staff worked full-time. Non-Maltese teaching personnel increased by 17.1%.
Tertiary education had a higher proportion of male academic staff (61.0%), while women dominated other education levels. Non-teaching staff grew by 5.3% to 9,825, with females representing 75.1%. Teacher aides made up 50.9% (4,998), most of whom worked in state-run institutions (67.1%).
Primary education employed 43.4% of teacher aides, and over a third were aged 30-39. The pupil-teacher ratio stood at 9.0, with private schools reporting the highest ratio (12.0) and state schools the lowest (8.1).
School management personnel totalled 1,482, an increase of 16.1%. Additionally, 300 research assistants and 408 individuals provided health, pedagogical, and social support services in education.
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