Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Malta
Malta: Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and was 31.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Malta, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 31.0% for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Malta peaked at 73.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2024.
Malta ranks 31st of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 73.3% | — |
| 2016 | 57.6% | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 68.4% | +12.3% |
| 2022 | 44.7% | -34.6% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | -32.7% |
| 2024 | 29.5% | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 31.0% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55.3% | 44.7% | 73.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 29.5% | 68.4% | 6 |
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 children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Malta?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Malta was 31.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and?
- Malta ranks 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and risk of poverty or social exclusion - % of children in the respective at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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