Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta
Malta: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 16.8 in 2025. β² Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta, 2008β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 16.8 for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in 2025.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta peaked at 22.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2008.
Malta ranks 24th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.45 | 9 | 9.9 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.73 | 9.4 | 19.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7 | 14.2 | 22.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 1,941 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.11 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta was 16.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Malta ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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