Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta

Malta: Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children was 30 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
30
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
31st
of 45 countries
All-time high
30
in 2019
All-time low
12
in 2012
Years of data
21
2005–2025

Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta, 2005–2025

01020302005201520252005: 152006: 202007: 182008: 202009: 242010: 242011: 182012: 122013: 122014: 202015: 252016: 252017: 252018: 252019: 302020: 252021: 252022: 302023: 302024: 302025: 30

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta stood at 30. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta peaked at 30 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2012.

That places Malta 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care in Malta, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 15
2006 20 +33.3%
2007 18 -10.0%
2008 20 +11.1%
2009 24 +20.0%
2010 24 +0.0%
2011 18 -25.0%
2012 12 -33.3%
2013 12 +0.0%
2014 20 +66.7%
2015 25 +25.0%
2016 25 +0.0%
2017 25 +0.0%
2018 25 +0.0%
2019 30 +20.0%
2020 25 -16.7%
2021 25 +0.0%
2022 30 +20.0%
2023 30 +0.0%
2024 30 +0.0%
2025 30 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.4 15 24 5
2010s 21.6 12 30 10
2020s 28.33 25 30 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 30 Belgium 32 compare
  2. 31 Germany 30 compare
  3. 31 Greece 30 compare
  4. 31 Ireland 30 compare
  5. 31 Italy 30 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta?
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children in Malta was 30 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 30 in 2019.
What is the lowest median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2012.
How does Malta rank for median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children?
Malta ranks 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Median 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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Indicator
Median number of weekly hours of formal care by age group - children with at least 1 hour of formal care
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 935 data points, 2005–2025
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