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.
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 14th of 35 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 | Value | 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 | -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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.03 | 26.9 | 43.1 | 6 |
| 2010s | 17.6 | 14.9 | 21.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.27 | 9.2 | 13.5 | 6 |
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- 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 14th out of 35 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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