Malta vs North America: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)
Malta
77.8%
in 2024
North America
56.8%
in 2025
Malta rank
8th
North America rank
12th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) over time
- Malta
- North America
How they compare
Malta currently reports 77.8% against 56.8% in North America, a difference of 21.0%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.4 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 8th and North America ranks 12th of 125 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6% | 64.0% | 3.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 69.2% | 58.9% | 10.3% | Malta |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 56.5% | 19.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age), Malta or North America?
- Malta, at 77.8% against 56.8% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) between Malta and North America?
- 21.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and North America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malta and North America rank globally for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Malta ranks 8th and North America ranks 12th of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).