Less Early School Leavers In Malta: Just 9.6% In 2024

Apr 16 2025 Share

Malta has continued to reduce its rate of early leaving from education and training (ELET), reaching 9.6% in 2024, according to data published by Eurostat.

This marks a notable improvement from 18.1% in 2012 and a sharp decline from a peak of 33% in 2005. Malta is now just 0.6 percentage points away from the EU’s 2030 target of reducing ELET to 9%, and only 0.3 points below the current EU average.

The Ministry for Education attributed the progress to sustained investment in prevention strategies. “This positive result is the fruit of sustained investment in proactive prevention strategies,” said Minister for Education, Sport, Youth, Research, and Innovation, Clifton Grima, who added that the progress reflects a collective effort to improve educational outcomes.

Malta’s approach includes initiatives such as the Family Community School Link (FCSL) programme, which strengthens support systems around students by involving families and local communities.

The government’s ongoing efforts were reinforced by the launch of a new ELET strategy in 2024, forming part of the National Education Strategy 2024–2030. Grima said the goal is to create “an inclusive and equitable education system” and to move towards “a more student-centred and holistic” approach.

Since 2017, Malta has registered the largest decrease in ELET among EU countries, placing it ahead of several member states, including Italy, Hungary, Denmark, Germany, and Spain.

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Big Brother Malta Season 1 In Numbers

Apr 16 2025 Share

The first season of Big Brother Malta wrapped up after three months of high-stakes drama, emotional twists, and unforgettable moments, the show’s statistics are here.

One winner emerged from the original 15 housemates, but behind the scenes, the scale of the production was just as impressive. The Big Brother house operated with a network of 50 cameras, connected by over 11,800 metres of wire, capturing every moment 24/7.

the production involved more than 200 staff members and over 500 contributors.

In total, the show aired 121,139 minutes of content and attracted an average of 221,000 weekly viewers.

Over 750 people applied to join the house, and the season generated a massive 240,000+ viewer votes.

Are you missing Big Brother Malta?

 

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Miriana Shows Off UK Flag Outfit For London Eurovision Party

Miriana Shows Off UK Flag Outfit For London Eurovision Party
Apr 16 2025 Share

Miriana Conte posted a close up look at her iconic British flag outfit for the London Eurovision Party that went down earlier this week.

 

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For her performance, Miriana, performing whilst sick, threw off a bed-like costume to reveal an outfit modelled after the UK flag.

‘UK did I serve’, she asked on social media – and the answer was a resounding yes.

 

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Her outfit caught the attention of UK’s Eurovision representatives for 2025, ‘Remember Monday’, who will be representing with ‘What The Hell Just Happened?’

The trio linked up with Miriana to sing the chorus of ‘SERVING’, changing the former-KANT-now-AHH with ‘flag’, a nod to the costume.

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Lights Out In Big Brother Malta House

Lights Out In Big Brother Malta House
Apr 16 2025 Share

Big Brother Malta Season 1 has just come to an end, and we had the opportunity to see the lights turn off in the house for the last time.

Big Brother Malta became a staple of Maltese TV and day-to-day life these past few months as we followed the 15 contestants’ journeys, which culminated this past weekend in Jay’s victory.

 

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The antics, the background conversations and the drama will surely be missed – that is, until Season 2 rolls around!

Who do you think will be filling the house? Applications for the next season have already opened and we can’t wait to see what happens in the next edition!

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