Early school leavers in Malta

In Malta, 8.6% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training 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.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Malta, 2025 8.6% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.9percentage points 2024: 9.5%
Malta, 2025 8.6% Country total
Position in 2025 127th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Malta over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Early leavers from education and training, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period MaltaMalta
2025 8.6% 8.6%
2024 9.5% 9.5%
2023 10.2% 10.2%
2022 10.3% 10.3%
2021 10.9%b (break in time series) 10.9%b (break in time series)
2020 13.0% 13.0%
2019 14.2% 14.2%
2018 14.0% 14.0%
2017 14.0% 14.0%
2016 15.6% 15.6%
2015 16.3% 16.3%
2014 17.0%b (break in time series) 17.0%b (break in time series)
2013 17.1% 17.1%
2012 18.1% 18.1%
2011 18.8%b (break in time series) 18.8%b (break in time series)
2010 21.4% 21.4%
2009 25.7% 25.7%
2008 27.2% 27.2%
2007 30.2% 30.2%
2006 32.2%b (break in time series) 32.2%b (break in time series)
2005 33.0%b (break in time series) 33.0%b (break in time series)
2004 42.1%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 42.1%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2003 49.9%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 49.9%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2002 53.2%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 53.2%d (definition differs (see metadata))
2001 54.4%d (definition differs (see metadata)) 54.4%d (definition differs (see metadata))

Flags: d definition differs (see metadata); b break in time series . 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 226 regions with data for 2025, Malta has the 127th highest value.
  • The figure for Malta in 2025 was 8.6%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_16 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Malta
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat