At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Malta
Malta: At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational was 8.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
8.7
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
29th
of 37 countries
All-time high
12.6
in 2023
All-time low
4.7
in 2009
Years of data
21
2005–2025
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 8.7 for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in 2025.
That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Malta peaked at 12.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.7, in 2009.
Malta ranks 29th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 | — |
| 2006 | 5.5 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 5.6 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.1 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 4.7 | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +27.7% |
| 2011 | 5.4 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 6.1 | +27.1% |
| 2014 | 6 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.7 | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 7.9 | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 8.5 | +19.7% |
| 2019 | 8 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 9.6 | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 10.1 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 9.7 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 12.6 | +29.9% |
| 2024 | 9.6 | -23.8% |
| 2025 | 8.7 | -9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.38 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.65 | 4.8 | 8.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.05 | 8.7 | 12.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,666 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 275.01 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8,832 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 10.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Malta?
- At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational in Malta was 8.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7 in 2009.
- How does Malta rank for at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational?
- Malta ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is at-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold and educational attainment level - EU-SILC survey. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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