Girls and boys who are out of school in Malta
Malta: Girls and boys who are out of school was 358 girls in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
358 girls
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
161st
of 180 countries
All-time high
386 girls
in 2022
All-time low
137 girls
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Girls and boys who are out of school in Malta, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in girls.
Analysis
Malta recorded 358 girls for girls and boys who are out of school in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.3% on the previous year and up 101.1% over ten years.
Malta ranks 161st of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Girls and boys who are out of school in Malta, year by year
| Year | girls | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 178 girls | — |
| 2018 | 137 girls | -23.0% |
| 2019 | 245 girls | +78.8% |
| 2020 | 359 girls | +46.5% |
| 2021 | 335 girls | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 386 girls | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 358 girls | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 186.67 girls | 137 girls | 245 girls | 3 |
| 2020s | 359.5 girls | 335 girls | 386 girls | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 158 Vanuatu 495 girls compare
- 159 Saint Lucia 466 girls compare
- 160 Maldives 380 girls compare
- 162 Switzerland 352 girls compare
- 163 Montenegro 339 girls
- 164 Seychelles 323 girls compare
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 girls and boys who are out of school in Malta?
- Girls and boys who are out of school in Malta was 358 girls in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 386 girls in 2022.
- What is the lowest girls and boys who are out of school recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 137 girls in 2018.
- How does Malta rank for girls and boys who are out of school?
- Malta ranks 161st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is girls and boys who are out of school 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Girls and boys who are out of school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Girls in the official primary school age range who are not enrolled in either primary or secondary education.