Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Malta
Malta: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 9.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Malta, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Malta stood at 9.2%. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 19.3% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Malta peaked at 43.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2025.
Malta ranks 19th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 43.1% | — |
| 2005 | 34.4% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -19.0% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 17.4% | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 13.5% | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 9.2% | -19.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 9.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.0% | 26.9% | 43.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 14.9% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 9.2% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in Malta?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Malta was 9.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 43.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Malta ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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