Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malta

Malta: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.2% in 2016. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
138th
of 148 countries
All-time high
17.3%
in 1971
All-time low
0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
9
1971–2016

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malta, 1971–2016

0510151971199320161971: 17.3 %1972: 16.3 %1976: 10 %1990: 2.6 %1991: 2.3 %2013: 0.549 %2014: 0.422 %2015: 0.203 %2016: 0.203 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2016, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malta stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 63.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malta peaked at 17.3% in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.

Malta ranks 138th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in Malta, 1971 to 2016.
Year % Change
1971 17.3%
1972 16.3% -6.1%
1976 10.0% -38.8%
1990 2.6% -74.3%
1991 2.3% -11.5%
2013 0.5% -75.8%
2014 0.4% -23.0%
2015 0.2% -51.9%
2016 0.2% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.5% 10.0% 17.3% 3
1990s 2.4% 2.3% 2.6% 2
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.5% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malta?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Malta was 0.2% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1971.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
How does Malta rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Malta ranks 138th out of 148 countries with data for 2016.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
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Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/