Children out of school, primary, female in Malta
Malta: Children out of school, primary, female was 358 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
358
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
161st
of 177 countries
All-time high
386
in 2022
All-time low
137
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Children out of school, primary, female in Malta, 2017–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2023, children out of school, primary, female in Malta stood at 358.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.
Malta ranks 161st of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Children out of school, primary, female in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 178 | — |
| 2018 | 137 | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 245 | +78.8% |
| 2020 | 359 | +46.5% |
| 2021 | 335 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 386 | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 358 | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 186.67 | 137 | 245 | 3 |
| 2020s | 359.5 | 335 | 386 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 158 Vanuatu 495 compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 466 compare
- 160 Maldives 380 compare
- 162 Switzerland 352 compare
- 163 Montenegro 339
- 164 Seychelles 323 compare
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Malta?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Malta was 358 in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 386 in 2022.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 137 in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Malta ranks 161st out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.1%. 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 Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.