Unemployment with basic education, male in Malta
Malta: Unemployment with basic education, male was 4.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education, male in Malta, 2006–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Malta recorded 4.4% for unemployment with basic education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education, male in Malta peaked at 8.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2022.
That places Malta 79th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education, male in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of male labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.9% | — |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 8.8% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | +45.5% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.2% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education, male in Malta?
- Unemployment with basic education, male in Malta was 4.4% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education, male recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment with basic education, male?
- Malta ranks 79th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education, male 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 Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education, male (% of male labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).