Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Malta

Malta: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 6 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
6 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
43rd
of 45 countries
All-time high
10 Thousand persons
in 2003
All-time low
4 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
19
2002–2020

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Malta, 2002–2020

02468102002201120202002: 9 Thousand persons2003: 10 Thousand persons2004: 9 Thousand persons2005: 9 Thousand persons2006: 9 Thousand persons2007: 8 Thousand persons2008: 8 Thousand persons2009: 8 Thousand persons2010: 8 Thousand persons2011: 8 Thousand persons2012: 8 Thousand persons2013: 8 Thousand persons2014: 8 Thousand persons2015: 8 Thousand persons2016: 6 Thousand persons2017: 5 Thousand persons2018: 5 Thousand persons2019: 4 Thousand persons2020: 6 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Malta recorded 6 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2020.

The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Malta peaked at 10 Thousand persons in 2003 and was at its lowest, 4 Thousand persons, in 2019.

That places Malta 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Malta, 2002 to 2020.
Year Thousand persons Change
2002 9 Thousand persons
2003 10 Thousand persons +11.1%
2004 9 Thousand persons -10.0%
2005 9 Thousand persons +0.0%
2006 9 Thousand persons +0.0%
2007 8 Thousand persons -11.1%
2008 8 Thousand persons +0.0%
2009 8 Thousand persons +0.0%
2010 8 Thousand persons +0.0%
2011 8 Thousand persons +0.0%
2012 8 Thousand persons +0.0%
2013 8 Thousand persons +0.0%
2014 8 Thousand persons +0.0%
2015 8 Thousand persons +0.0%
2016 6 Thousand persons -25.0%
2017 5 Thousand persons -16.7%
2018 5 Thousand persons +0.0%
2019 4 Thousand persons -20.0%
2020 6 Thousand persons +50.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.75 Thousand persons 8 Thousand persons 10 Thousand persons 8
2010s 6.8 Thousand persons 4 Thousand persons 8 Thousand persons 10
2020s 6 Thousand persons 6 Thousand persons 6 Thousand persons 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 42 Luxembourg 7 Thousand persons compare
  2. 44 Cyprus 5 Thousand persons compare
  3. 45 Iceland 4 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Malta?
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Malta was 6 Thousand persons in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 10 Thousand persons in 2003.
What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 4 Thousand persons in 2019.
How does Malta rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
Malta ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 954 data points, 1998–2020
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