Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Malta
Malta: Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education was 92.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
92.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
92.7%
in 2022
All-time low
72.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Malta is 92.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Malta peaked at 92.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 72.0% | — |
| 2001 | 77.4% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 80.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 85.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 88.5% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 72.0% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 84.6% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 88.5% | 92.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Malta?
- Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education in Malta was 92.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates of young persons not in education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates of young persons not in education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for labour force participation rates of young persons not in education?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates of young persons not in education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Labour force participation rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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