Self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Malta
Malta: Self-employed persons by educational attainment level was 44.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
44.4
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
44th
of 47 countries
All-time high
44.4
in 2025
All-time low
17
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 44.4 for self-employed persons by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Malta peaked at 44.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2000.
Malta ranks 44th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17 | — |
| 2001 | 17.6 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 21.5 | +22.2% |
| 2003 | 20.5 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 20.5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.6 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 20.9 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 22.1 | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 21.8 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 21.9 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 23.2 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 22.3 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 23 | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 24.7 | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 25.5 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 27.2 | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 29 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 32.5 | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 33.9 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 39.4 | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 41.4 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 40.7 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 42.7 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 43.5 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 43.4 | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 44.4 | +2.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 44.4 is below the median for high income countries, which is 478.5, 9% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.44 | 17 | 22.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.07 | 22.3 | 39.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.68 | 40.7 | 44.4 | 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 self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Malta?
- Self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Malta was 44.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest self-employed persons by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest self-employed persons by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for self-employed persons by educational attainment level?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed persons by educational attainment level rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. 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 Self-employed persons by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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