Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Malta
Malta: Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration was 44.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Malta is 44.1%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Malta peaked at 95.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 44.1%, in 2025.
That places Malta 33rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 95.4% | — |
| 2006 | 92.5% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 91.7% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 90.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 82.6% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 81.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | -25.1% |
| 2023 | 48.9% | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 47.1% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 44.1% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.2% | 85.6% | 95.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 61.7% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.2% | 44.1% | 76.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Malta?
- Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration in Malta was 44.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.1% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration?
- Malta ranks 33rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children in formal childcare or education by age group and duration - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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