Employment rates by educational … degree urbanisation country in Malta

Malta: Employment rates by educational … degree urbanisation country was 80 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
80
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
4th
of 47 countries
All-time high
80
in 2025
All-time low
53.4
in 2004
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Malta, 2000–2025

0204060802000201220252000: 54.52001: 54.72002: 552003: 54.62004: 53.42005: 53.62006: 53.92007: 552008: 55.52009: 55.32010: 56.22011: 57.92012: 59.92013: 62.22014: 63.92015: 65.12016: 67.22017: 69.22018: 71.12019: 71.72020: 72.32021: 74.22022: 76.52023: 77.82024: 79.22025: 80

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Malta is 80, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Malta peaked at 80 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 53.4, in 2004.

Malta ranks 4th of 47 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 … degree urbanisation country in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and degree of urbanisation in Malta, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 54.5 —
2001 54.7 +0.4%
2002 55 +0.5%
2003 54.6 -0.7%
2004 53.4 -2.2%
2005 53.6 +0.4%
2006 53.9 +0.6%
2007 55 +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 +1.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 80 is above the median for high income countries, which is 74.1, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.55 53.4 55.5 10
2010s 64.44 56.2 71.7 10
2020s 76.67 72.3 80 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 1 Iceland 84 compare
  2. 2 Netherlands 82.3 compare
  3. 2 Netherlands 82.3 compare
  4. 5 Switzerland 79.9 compare
  5. 6 Germany 77.2 compare
  6. 7 Denmark 76.9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Malta?
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth in Malta was 80 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 80 in 2025.
What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 53.4 in 2004.
How does Malta rank for employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth?
Malta ranks 4th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 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, country of birth and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth and degree of urbanisation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,321 data points, 1995–2025
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