Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malta
Malta: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 999 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malta, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malta recorded 999 for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 221.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malta peaked at 999 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71, in 2012.
That places Malta 153rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 71 | — |
| 2013 | 311 | +338.0% |
| 2014 | 660 | +112.2% |
| 2015 | 766 | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 739 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 622 | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 391 | -37.1% |
| 2019 | 611 | +56.3% |
| 2020 | 950 | +55.5% |
| 2021 | 940 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 989 | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 999 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 521.38 | 71 | 766 | 8 |
| 2020s | 969.5 | 940 | 999 | 4 |
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 out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malta?
- Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Malta was 999 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 999 in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 in 2012.
- How does Malta rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
- Malta ranks 153rd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.2%. 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, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release