Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Malta
Malta: Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data was 3 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Malta, 2009–2026
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Malta recorded 3 for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Malta peaked at 9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2022.
Malta ranks 44th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 9 | — |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 5 | -16.7% |
| 2018 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2025 | 5 | +66.7% |
| 2026 | 3 | -40.0% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 63, 5% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.9 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.86 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
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 unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Malta?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data in Malta was 3 in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data?
- Malta ranks 44th out of 45 countries with data for 2026.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - quarterly data rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. 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 - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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