Employment rates by educational … citizenship NUTS 2 region in Malta
Malta: Employment rates by educational … citizenship NUTS 2 region was 80.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
80.0%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
4th
of 48 countries
All-time high
80.0%
in 2025
All-time low
53.4%
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Malta stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Malta peaked at 80.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2004.
Malta ranks 4th of 48 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 … citizenship NUTS 2 region in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.5% | — |
| 2001 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 53.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 55.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 56.2% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 62.2% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 65.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 77.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 80.0% | +1.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 80.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.1%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.5% | 53.4% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 56.2% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.7% | 72.3% | 80.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 1 Iceland 84.0% compare
- 2 Netherlands 82.3% compare
- 2 Netherlands 82.3% compare
- 5 Switzerland 79.9% compare
- 6 Germany 77.2% compare
- 7 Denmark 76.9% 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, citizenship and in Malta?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and in Malta was 80.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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, citizenship and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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