NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malta

Malta: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 7.7 in 2027. ▼ Falling

Latest (2027)
7.7
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
170th
of 188 countries
All-time high
11.9
in 2005
All-time low
6.18
in 2022
Years of data
23
2005–2027

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malta, 2005–2027

02.557.51012.52005201620272005: 11.92006: 10.32007: 11.52008: 8.32009: 9.92010: 9.52011: 10.22012: 10.82013: 9.92014: 10.32015: 10.52016: 8.82017: 8.62018: 7.42019: 9.12020: 9.62021: 11.62022: 6.22023: 7.92024: 7.62025: 7.72026: 7.72027: 7.7

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

Malta recorded 7.7 for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in 2027.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malta peaked at 11.9 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.18, in 2022.

Malta ranks 170th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malta, year by year

Annual values for NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) in Malta, 2005 to 2027.
Year Value Change
2005 11.9
2006 10.34 -13.2%
2007 11.54 +11.7%
2008 8.27 -28.3%
2009 9.88 +19.5%
2010 9.53 -3.5%
2011 10.18 +6.7%
2012 10.82 +6.3%
2013 9.91 -8.3%
2014 10.27 +3.6%
2015 10.54 +2.6%
2016 8.76 -16.9%
2017 8.59 -2.0%
2018 7.37 -14.2%
2019 9.11 +23.7%
2020 9.64 +5.8%
2021 11.61 +20.5%
2022 6.18 -46.8%
2023 7.88 +27.6%
2024 7.63 -3.2%
2025 7.65 +0.3%
2026 7.68 +0.3%
2027 7.7 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.39 8.27 11.9 5
2010s 9.51 7.37 10.82 10
2020s 8.25 6.18 11.61 8

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 167 Portugal 7.9 compare
  2. 168 Switzerland 7.84 compare
  3. 169 Kazakhstan 7.78 compare
  4. 171 Belgium 7.51 compare
  5. 172 Germany 7.47 compare
  6. 173 Slovenia 7.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malta?
Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Malta was 7.7 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 11.9 in 2005.
What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 6.18 in 2022.
How does Malta rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
Malta ranks 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
276 places, 6,324 data points, 2005–2027
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Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.