Malta's children out of school, primary was 738 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 202.46% from 244 in 2013 (11.7% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 738 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 167 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 244 | 2013 |
| Highest | 819 | 2022 |
| Lowest | 13 | 2011 |
| Average since 2014 | 469.8 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 13 | 2011 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Malta's children out of school, primary fell 9.9% on 2022 (from 819 to 738).
Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was +79.9% and a typical year strayed about 136.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 384.6% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 45.8% in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 64.42 a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Malta had the 30th highest value of the 37 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Malta | 738 | 2023 |
| High income | 2.06 million | 2025 |
Closest to Malta in the 2023 ranking
What this measures
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.
Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 13 values
| Year | Children out of school, primary |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 738 |
| 2022 | 819 |
| 2021 | 711 |
| 2020 | 633 |
| 2019 | 399 |
| 2018 | 167 |
| 2017 | 308 |
| 2016 | 298 |
| 2015 | 304 |
| 2014 | 321 |
| 2013 |
Children out of school, primary in nearby economies
More education data for Malta
- Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 27,337 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils — 32,424 (2023)
- Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) — 39.03% (2024)
- School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 112.49% (2020)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
- School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) — 112.49% (2020)
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Questions people ask
- What is Malta's children out of school, primary?
- 738 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2011?
- It is up 5,577% from 13 in 2011 (40.02% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 819 in 2022 and the lowest 13 in 2011.
- How does Malta rank?
- 30th highest of 37 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in children out of school, primary unusual for Malta?
- In 2023, Malta's children out of school, primary fell 9.9% on 2022 (from 819 to 738). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2022), the average change was +79.9% and a typical year strayed about 136.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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