Cultural employment by educational attainment level in Malta
Malta: Cultural employment by educational attainment level was 16.8 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
16.8 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
42nd
of 45 countries
All-time high
16.8 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
7 Thousand persons
in 2011
Years of data
15
2011–2025
Cultural employment by educational attainment level in Malta, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cultural employment by educational attainment level in Malta is 16.8 Thousand persons, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by educational attainment level in Malta peaked at 16.8 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7 Thousand persons, in 2011.
Malta ranks 42nd of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by educational attainment level in Malta, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 7 Thousand persons | — |
| 2012 | 7.5 Thousand persons | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1 Thousand persons | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9 Thousand persons | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 9.8 Thousand persons | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 9.4 Thousand persons | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 10.9 Thousand persons | +16.0% |
| 2018 | 12.8 Thousand persons | +17.4% |
| 2019 | 14 Thousand persons | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 14.2 Thousand persons | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 13 Thousand persons | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 14.1 Thousand persons | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 14.5 Thousand persons | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 15.7 Thousand persons | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 16.8 Thousand persons | +7.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 16.8 Thousand persons is below the median for high income countries, which is 142.6 Thousand persons, 12% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.82 Thousand persons | 7 Thousand persons | 14 Thousand persons | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.72 Thousand persons | 13 Thousand persons | 16.8 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 36.6 Thousand persons compare
- 40 North Macedonia 29 Thousand persons compare
- 41 Cyprus 21.9 Thousand persons compare
- 43 Luxembourg 15.2 Thousand persons compare
- 44 Iceland 10.2 Thousand persons compare
- 45 Montenegro 8.8 Thousand persons compare
More work & labour data for Malta
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.8118 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7863 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8415 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.79 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.2041 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 404.95 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 168.51 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 191.42 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 359.93 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cultural employment by educational attainment level in Malta?
- Cultural employment by educational attainment level in Malta was 16.8 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 16.8 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 Thousand persons in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for cultural employment by educational attainment level?
- Malta ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by educational attainment level rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cultural employment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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