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
In 2025, children in formal childcare or education by age group, duration and in Malta stood at 31.0%.
The figure 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 30th of 42 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 30th out of 42 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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