Employment rates by educational attainment level in Malta
Malta: Employment rates by educational attainment level was 71.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by educational attainment level in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by educational attainment level in Malta is 71.5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level in Malta peaked at 71.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.3, in 2004.
That places Malta 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.5 | — |
| 2001 | 49.7 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 49.3 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 49.2 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 48.3 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 48.5 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 48.7 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.7 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 50.2 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 50 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.6 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.6 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 53.1 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 54.8 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 56.2 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 57 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 58.4 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 60 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 61.8 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 62.9 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 63.6 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 65.4 | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 67.8 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 69.3 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 70.7 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 71.5 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.31 | 48.3 | 50.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.64 | 50.6 | 62.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.05 | 63.6 | 71.5 | 6 |
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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 in Malta?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level in Malta was 71.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 71.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3 in 2004.
- How does Malta rank for employment rates by educational attainment level?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 Employment rates by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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