Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta
Malta: Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 27.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27.1
Change on year
down 4.9%
World rank
36th
of 45 countries
All-time high
28.9
in 2023
All-time low
14.3
in 2005
Years of data
21
2005–2025
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta stood at 27.1.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta peaked at 28.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.3, in 2005.
That places Malta 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.3 | — |
| 2006 | 22 | +53.8% |
| 2007 | 22.8 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 20.7 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 22.2 | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 22 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 22.9 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 14.6 | -36.2% |
| 2013 | 16 | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 21.8 | +36.3% |
| 2015 | 23 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 24.6 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 25.6 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 24 | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 28.4 | +18.3% |
| 2020 | 23.8 | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 25.4 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 26.5 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 28.9 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 28.5 | -1.4% |
| 2025 | 27.1 | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4 | 14.3 | 22.8 | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.29 | 14.6 | 28.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.7 | 23.8 | 28.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 33 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 28.7 compare
- 34 Germany 28.4 compare
- 35 Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) 28.3 compare
- 37 Greece 26.9 compare
- 38 Spain 26.4 compare
- 39 Austria 23.6 compare
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta?
- Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta was 27.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3 in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
- Malta ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 Average number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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