Adolescents out of school, female in Malta
Malta: Adolescents out of school, female was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, female in Malta, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, female in Malta is 1.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 48.6% on the previous year and up 201.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Malta peaked at 2.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
Malta ranks 123rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +73.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | +43.5% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -41.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +48.6% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 1.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malta's 1.9% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 7.2%, 26% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Malta?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Malta was 1.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does Malta rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Malta ranks 123rd out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.