Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in Malta
Malta: Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth was 65.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 65.4% for employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in Malta peaked at 65.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 2004.
Malta ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.5% | — |
| 2001 | 46.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 46.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 45.4% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 47.1% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 47.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 55.6% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 57.6% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 58.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 62.4% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 63.6% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.4% | 45.4% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.6% | 47.3% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.6% | 58.9% | 65.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Iceland 72.3% compare
- 2 Netherlands 66.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 66.0% compare
- 5 Switzerland 64.1% compare
- 6 Ireland 63.1% compare
- 7 Norway 62.6% 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 employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in Malta?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth in Malta was 65.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. 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 Employment rates by educational attainment level and country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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