NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Malta

8.5% of people aged 15 to 29 in Malta were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Measure: Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) Unit: % of population aged 15 to 29 Data: 2009 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Malta, 2025 8.5% % of population aged 15 to 29
Change from 2024 +1.3percentage points 2024: 7.2%
European Union, 2025 11.0% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 10.6% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 26th of 34 See the full ranking

NEET rate, ages 15 to 29 in Malta over time

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% of population aged 15 to 29. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Young people neither in employment nor in education or training (NEET) (% of population aged 15 to 29), 2009 to 2025
Period MaltaEuropean Union
2025 8.5% 11.0%
2024 7.2% 11.1%
2023 7.6% 11.3%
2022 7.6% 11.8%
2021 10.5% 13.1%
2020 9.7% 14.0%
2019 8.5% 12.8%
2018 7.4% 13.3%
2017 8.8% 14.0%
2016 9.4% 14.8%
2015 11.8% 15.5%
2014 11.6% 15.9%
2013 10.9% 16.3%
2012 12.0% 15.9%
2011 12.1% 15.4%
2010 12.2% 15.4%
2009 12.6% 14.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 7.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 11.8%, the figure has changed by −3.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Malta has the 26th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 11.0%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_neet_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A age=Y15-29 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2009 to 2025 for Malta
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat