Children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare

In 2024, Malta's children aged less than 3 years in formal childcare increased by 3.7% compared to 2023, reaching 52.9.

Malta accounts for 134.9% of the EU-27 total of 39.2.

Malta ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 38.1% (from 38.3 in 2019).

Source: Eurostat dataset tepsr_sp210, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.