Unemployment with basic education in Malta
Malta: Unemployment with basic education was 4.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Malta, 2006–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment with basic education in Malta stood at 4.2%.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Malta peaked at 9.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2022.
Malta ranks 84th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.6% | 8.2% | 9.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 4.8% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.6% | 6.5% | 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 unemployment with basic education in Malta?
- Unemployment with basic education in Malta was 4.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2022.
- How does Malta rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Malta ranks 84th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. 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 (% of total 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).