Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malta
Malta: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 7.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malta, 2004–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malta is 7.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malta peaked at 12.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 107th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.2% | — |
| 2005 | 11.9% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | -16.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 11.6% | +20.5% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -46.8% |
| 2023 | 7.9% | +27.6% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 78% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malta's 7.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.2%, 34% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 8.3% | 12.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 6.2% | 11.6% | 5 |
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 share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malta?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Malta was 7.8% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Malta ranks 107th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).