Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Malta

Malta: Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by was 87.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
87.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
88.9%
in 2022
All-time low
65.8%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Malta, 2000–2025

0204060802000201220252000: 65.8 Percentage2001: 70.8 Percentage2002: 71.2 Percentage2003: 73.1 Percentage2004: 73.2 Percentage2005: 73.7 Percentage2006: 75.6 Percentage2007: 76.2 Percentage2008: 78.8 Percentage2009: 77.6 Percentage2010: 78.2 Percentage2011: 79.2 Percentage2012: 79.3 Percentage2013: 80.7 Percentage2014: 80.8 Percentage2015: 81.1 Percentage2016: 84.8 Percentage2017: 84.4 Percentage2018: 85.4 Percentage2019: 84.5 Percentage2020: 84.5 Percentage2021: 84.2 Percentage2022: 88.9 Percentage2023: 87.7 Percentage2024: 87.2 Percentage2025: 87.3 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Malta recorded 87.3% for employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Malta peaked at 88.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 65.8%, in 2000.

Malta ranks 2nd 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 of young persons not in education and training by in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level, years since completion of highest level of education and NUTS 2 region in Malta, 2000 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2000 65.8%
2001 70.8% +7.6%
2002 71.2% +0.6%
2003 73.1% +2.7%
2004 73.2% +0.1%
2005 73.7% +0.7%
2006 75.6% +2.6%
2007 76.2% +0.8%
2008 78.8% +3.4%
2009 77.6% -1.5%
2010 78.2% +0.8%
2011 79.2% +1.3%
2012 79.3% +0.1%
2013 80.7% +1.8%
2014 80.8% +0.1%
2015 81.1% +0.4%
2016 84.8% +4.6%
2017 84.4% -0.5%
2018 85.4% +1.2%
2019 84.5% -1.1%
2020 84.5% +0.0%
2021 84.2% -0.4%
2022 88.9% +5.6%
2023 87.7% -1.3%
2024 87.2% -0.6%
2025 87.3% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.6% 65.8% 78.8% 10
2010s 81.8% 78.2% 85.4% 10
2020s 86.6% 84.2% 88.9% 6

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 1 Iceland 89.3% compare
  2. 3 Netherlands 86.6% compare
  3. 3 Netherlands 86.6% compare
  4. 5 Sweden 85.2% compare

See the full ranking of 484 places →

More work & labour data for Malta

All data for Malta →

Frequently asked questions

What is employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Malta?
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Malta was 87.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest employment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2022.
What is the lowest employment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 65.8% in 2000.
How does Malta rank for employment rates of young persons not in education and training by?
Malta ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is employment rates of young persons not in education and training by rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level, years since completion of highest level of education and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Malta. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-rates-of-young-persons-not-in-education-and-training-by-educational-attainment/malta/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/employment-rates-of-young-persons-not-in-education-and-training-by-educational-attainment/malta/">Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Malta</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Employment rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level, years since completion of highest level of education and NUTS 2 region
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
484 places, 10,866 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed