Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Malta
Malta: Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry was 137 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Malta, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Malta recorded 137 for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 67.1% on the previous year and up 140.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Malta peaked at 137 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2011.
That places Malta 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 117 | — |
| 2015 | 14 | -88.0% |
| 2016 | 63 | +350.0% |
| 2017 | 30 | -52.4% |
| 2018 | 57 | +90.0% |
| 2019 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 108 | +86.2% |
| 2021 | 137 | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 82 | -40.1% |
| 2023 | 137 | +67.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.67 | 0 | 117 | 9 |
| 2020s | 116 | 82 | 137 | 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, one year before the official primary entry in Malta?
- Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry in Malta was 137 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 137 in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry?
- Malta ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release