Labor force with basic education in Malta
Malta: Labor force with basic education was 53.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic education in Malta, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with basic education in Malta stood at 53.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education in Malta peaked at 53.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2007.
Malta ranks 53rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 42.4% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.7% | 44.6% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.9% | 50.5% | 53.5% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Malta
- 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)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 53.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 58.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education in Malta?
- Labor force with basic education in Malta was 53.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2007.
- How does Malta rank for labor force with basic education?
- Malta ranks 53rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).