NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Malta

Malta: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training was 4.18 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4.18
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
67th
of 68 countries
All-time high
5.97
in 2021
All-time low
3.95
in 2018
Years of data
14
2009–2024

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Malta, 2009–2024

02462009201620242009: 5.62010: 5.42011: 5.62012: 5.92013: 5.42014: 5.62015: 5.82017: 4.62018: 3.92019: 52020: 5.12021: 62023: 4.22024: 4.2

Source: International Labour Organization.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Malta is 4.18, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Malta peaked at 5.97 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.95, in 2018.

Malta ranks 67th of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training in Malta, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) in Malta, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 5.59
2010 5.36 -4.2%
2011 5.62 +5.0%
2012 5.94 +5.6%
2013 5.43 -8.6%
2014 5.62 +3.6%
2015 5.75 +2.3%
2017 4.59 -20.2%
2018 3.95 -14.0%
2019 4.97 +26.0%
2020 5.14 +3.4%
2021 5.97 +16.1%
2023 4.19 -29.8%
2024 4.18 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.59 5.59 5.59 1
2010s 5.25 3.95 5.94 9
2020s 4.87 4.18 5.97 4

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 64 Cyprus 10.79 compare
  2. 65 Luxembourg 7.46 compare
  3. 66 Saint Lucia 5.21 compare
  4. 68 Iceland 2.51 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Malta?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training in Malta was 4.18 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 5.97 in 2021.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 3.95 in 2018.
How does Malta rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training?
Malta ranks 67th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. 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: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (previous ILO definition - ICLS13)
Source
International Labour Organization
Licence
ILO Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
68 places, 1,169 data points, 1987–2026
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With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training) during a specified reference period (e.g., one week). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the International Labour Migration Statistics (ILMS) database description.