Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Malta
Malta: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) was 7.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Malta stood at 7.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Malta peaked at 11.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2022.
That places Malta 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (% of) in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.9% | — |
| 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 | 7.6% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 7.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.6%, 72% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Malta's 7.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 25.4%, 30% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 8.3% | 11.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 7.4% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 6.2% | 11.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 167 Switzerland 7.8% compare
- 168 Kazakhstan 7.8% compare
- 169 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 7.7% compare
- 171 Germany 7.5% compare
- 172 Belgium 7.4% compare
- 173 Slovenia 7.1% compare
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 (% of) in Malta?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) in Malta was 7.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) 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 (% of)?
- Malta ranks 170th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of) rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population) (modeled ILO estimate). 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).