NEET rate in Malta

In Malta, 9.0% of people aged 18 to 24 were not in employment, education or training in 2025.

Malta, 2025 9.0% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 +1.4percentage points 2024: 7.6%
Malta, 2025 9.0% Country total
Position in 2025 193rd of 249 See the full ranking

NEET rate in Malta over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Young people not in employment, education or training, ages 18 to 24, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period MaltaMalta
2025 9.0% 9.0%
2024 7.6% 7.6%
2023 6.7% 6.7%
2022 7.4% 7.4%
2021 10.5%b (break in time series) 10.5%b (break in time series)
2020 10.2% 10.2%
2019 8.2% 8.2%
2018 7.7% 7.7%
2017 9.2% 9.2%
2016 8.6% 8.6%
2015 10.5% 10.5%
2014 10.2% 10.2%
2013 10.1% 10.1%
2012 11.3% 11.3%
2011 11.0% 11.0%
2010 10.4% 10.4%
2009 11.1% 11.1%
2008 7.7% 7.7%
2007 11.1% 11.1%
2006 10.7%b (break in time series) 10.7%b (break in time series)
2005 12.7%b (break in time series) 12.7%b (break in time series)
2004 14.3%b (break in time series) 14.3%b (break in time series)
2003 18.0% 18.0%
2002 14.3% 14.3%
2001 15.7% 15.7%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 7.6% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 10.5%, the figure has changed by −1.5 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 249 regions with data for 2025, Malta has the 193rd highest value.
  • The figure for Malta in 2025 was 9.0%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_22 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 training=NO_FE_NO_NFE wstatus=NEMP unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Malta
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat