Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Malta
Malta: Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract was 23.3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23.3
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
5th
of 47 countries
All-time high
62.5
in 2004
All-time low
22.9
in 2024
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Malta, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 23.3 for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in 2025.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Malta peaked at 62.5 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 22.9, in 2024.
That places Malta 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 62.5 | — |
| 2005 | 56.6 | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 56.1 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 55 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 54.2 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 50.6 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 47.6 | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 44.9 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 42.5 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 39.8 | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 38.4 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 37.1 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 35.6 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 33.8 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 32.1 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 31.6 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 29.2 | -7.6% |
| 2021 | 26.2 | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 24.2 | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 23.4 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 22.9 | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 23.3 | +1.7% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 23.3 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.5, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.83 | 50.6 | 62.5 | 6 |
| 2010s | 38.34 | 31.6 | 47.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.87 | 22.9 | 29.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Malta?
- Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract in Malta was 23.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 62.5 in 2004.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level and employment contract recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9 in 2024.
- How does Malta rank for employees by educational attainment level and employment contract?
- Malta ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level and employment contract rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. 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 Employees by educational attainment level and employment contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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