Early leavers from education and training in Malta
8.6% of people aged 18 to 24 in Malta had left education early in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2000. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Malta, 2025
8.6%
Change from 2024
−0.9percentage points
European Union, 2025
9.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
7.4%
Position in 2025
14th of 34
Early leavers from education and training in Malta over time
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% of population aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Malta | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.6% | 9.1% |
| 2024 | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | 9.6% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | 9.6% |
| 2021 | 10.9%b (break in time series) | 9.7%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 13.0% | 10.0% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | 10.1% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | 10.5% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | 10.5% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | 10.6% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | 11.0% |
| 2014 | 17.0%b (break in time series) | 11.1%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 17.1% | 11.8% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | 12.6% |
| 2011 | 18.8%b (break in time series) | 13.2% |
| 2010 | 21.4% | 13.8% |
| 2009 | 25.7% | 14.0% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 30.2% | 14.7% |
| 2006 | 32.2%b (break in time series) | 15.2%b (break in time series) |
| 2005 | 33.0%b (break in time series) | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 42.1%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 16.0% |
| 2003 | 49.9%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 16.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2002 | 53.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | 16.9% |
| 2001 | 54.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) | – |
Flags: b break in time series; d definition differs (see metadata) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 9.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 16.3%, the figure has changed by −7.7 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 14th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 9.1%.
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