Labor force with advanced education in Malta
Malta: Labor force with advanced education was 89.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education in Malta is 89.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Malta peaked at 89.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2006.
That places Malta 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.7% | — |
| 2001 | 83.8% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 82.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 83.6% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 80.4% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 76.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 79.3% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 79.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 87.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 85.8% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 87.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.4% | 76.2% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 79.1% | 87.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.7% | 87.0% | 89.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Malta?
- Labor force with advanced education in Malta was 89.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Malta ranks 3rd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 (% of total 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).