Youth employment by educational attainment level in Malta
Malta: Youth employment by educational attainment level was 4.8 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth employment by educational attainment level in Malta, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, youth employment by educational attainment level in Malta stood at 4.8 Thousand persons.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment by educational attainment level in Malta peaked at 9.9 Thousand persons in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.1 Thousand persons, in 2020.
That places Malta 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.28 Thousand persons | 5.5 Thousand persons | 9.9 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.98 Thousand persons | 4.5 Thousand persons | 5.6 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.62 Thousand persons | 4.1 Thousand persons | 4.9 Thousand persons | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 31 Lithuania 6 Thousand persons compare
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.5 Thousand persons compare
- 33 Luxembourg 5.3 Thousand persons compare
- 35 Cyprus 3.8 Thousand persons compare
- 36 Montenegro 2.5 Thousand persons compare
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- Criminal penalties or civil remedies sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 55.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 74.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment by educational attainment level in Malta?
- Youth employment by educational attainment level in Malta was 4.8 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth employment by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 Thousand persons in 2001.
- What is the lowest youth employment by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 Thousand persons in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for youth employment by educational attainment level?
- Malta ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth employment by educational attainment level rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 Youth employment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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