Labor force with advanced education, male in Malta
Malta: Labor force with advanced education, male was 92.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, male in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, male in Malta is 92.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Malta peaked at 92.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.4%, in 2006.
Malta ranks 7th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.4% | — |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 85.2% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 88.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 87.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 90.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.6% | 81.4% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 82.8% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 90.8% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 4 Macau, China 93.4% compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 93.3% compare
- 6 Paraguay 92.4% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 92.0% compare
- 9 Uganda 91.6% compare
- 10 Myanmar 90.3% compare
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- 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)
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- 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 labor force with advanced education, male in Malta?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Malta was 92.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.4% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Malta ranks 7th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).