Unemployment with advanced education in Malta
Malta: Unemployment with advanced education was 2.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Unemployment with advanced education in Malta, 2006–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
Malta recorded 2.3% for unemployment with advanced education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education in Malta peaked at 3.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2008.
Malta ranks 108th of 130 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2.6% | — |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -43.1% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +97.1% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -30.5% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +21.1% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -24.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +17.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +36.9% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -41.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -14.9% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 106 Republic of Moldova 2.4% compare
- 107 Israel 2.4% compare
- 109 Timor-Leste 2.3% compare
- 110 Viet Nam 2.3% compare
- 111 Iceland 2.3% 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 unemployment with advanced education in Malta?
- Unemployment with advanced education in Malta was 2.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment with advanced education?
- Malta ranks 108th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with advanced education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).