Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malta

Malta: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 1,659 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
1,659 number
Change on year
down 28.5%
World rank
129th
of 147 countries
All-time high
5,501 number
in 1990
All-time low
1,659 number
in 2018
Years of data
19
1990–2018

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malta, 1990–2018

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1990200420181990: 5.5k number1991: 5.3k number1998: 5.4k number1999: 5.2k number2000: 4.5k number2001: 5.1k number2002: 4.8k number2003: 3.3k number2004: 4.0k number2005: 2.1k number2006: 3.1k number2008: 4.2k number2012: 2.8k number2013: 2.9k number2014: 2.7k number2015: 2.4k number2016: 2.4k number2017: 2.3k number2018: 1.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malta is 1,659 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.5% on the previous year and down 60.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malta peaked at 5,501 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,659 number, in 2018.

Malta ranks 129th of 147 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Malta, 1990 to 2018.
Year number Change
1990 5,501 number
1991 5,323 number -3.2%
1998 5,353 number +0.6%
1999 5,230 number -2.3%
2000 4,471 number -14.5%
2001 5,144 number +15.1%
2002 4,762 number -7.4%
2003 3,299 number -30.7%
2004 4,014 number +21.7%
2005 2,117 number -47.3%
2006 3,137 number +48.2%
2008 4,234 number +35.0%
2012 2,771 number -34.6%
2013 2,877 number +3.8%
2014 2,669 number -7.2%
2015 2,382 number -10.8%
2016 2,390 number +0.3%
2017 2,321 number -2.9%
2018 1,659 number -28.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,352 number 5,230 number 5,501 number 4
2000s 3,897 number 2,117 number 5,144 number 8
2010s 2,438 number 1,659 number 2,877 number 7

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 126 Lithuania 1,802 number compare
  2. 127 Ireland 1,707 number compare
  3. 128 Macau, China 1,693 number compare
  4. 130 Tonga 1,580 number compare
  5. 131 Slovenia 1,350 number compare
  6. 132 Hong Kong, China 1,114 number compare
  7. 132 Saint Lucia 1,114 number compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More reference data data for Malta

All data for Malta →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malta?
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malta was 1,659 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 5,501 number in 1990.
What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 1,659 number in 2018.
How does Malta rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
Malta ranks 129th out of 147 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.8%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malta. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-youth-of-upper-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-number/malta/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-youth-of-upper-secondary-school-age-both-sexes-number/malta/">Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Malta</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 3,225 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of upper secondary school age youth who are not enrolled in upper secondary education.