Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Malta
Malta: Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) was 77.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
77.3%
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
36th
of 46 countries
All-time high
88.2%
in 2013
All-time low
77.3%
in 2025
Years of data
20
2006–2025
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Malta, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Malta recorded 77.3% for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Malta peaked at 88.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2025.
That places Malta 36th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 78.2% | — |
| 2007 | 83.1% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 86.6% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 85.3% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 81.5% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 84.6% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.4% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 77.4% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 83.2% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 77.3% | -7.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 77.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.4%, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.1% | 78.1% | 83.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 79.2% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 77.3% | 83.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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 labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Malta?
- Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Malta was 77.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2025.
- How does Malta rank for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status)?
- Malta ranks 36th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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