Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malta

Malta: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 6.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
6.9%
Change on year
down 26.5%
World rank
97th
of 138 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 1990
All-time low
6.9%
in 2018
Years of data
10
1990–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malta, 1990–2018

0510151990200420181990: 12.9 %1991: 12.4 %2001: 12.6 %2012: 9.5 %2013: 10.5 %2014: 10.5 %2015: 10.1 %2016: 9.5 %2017: 9.4 %2018: 6.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Malta recorded 6.9% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 26.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malta peaked at 12.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2018.

Malta ranks 97th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%) in Malta, 1990 to 2018.
Year % Change
1990 12.9%
1991 12.4% -3.8%
2001 12.6% +1.8%
2012 9.5% -24.7%
2013 10.5% +10.4%
2014 10.5% +0.5%
2015 10.1% -4.4%
2016 9.5% -5.4%
2017 9.4% -1.3%
2018 6.9% -26.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.6% 12.4% 12.9% 2
2000s 12.6% 12.6% 12.6% 1
2010s 9.5% 6.9% 10.5% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malta?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Malta was 6.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1990.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2018.
How does Malta rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Malta ranks 97th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,095 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of lower secondary and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/