Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Malta
Malta: Over-qualification rates by citizenship was 21.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
21.3%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
14th
of 45 countries
All-time high
21.8%
in 2023
All-time low
6.6%
in 2008
Years of data
22
2004–2025
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Malta, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Malta stood at 21.3%.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-qualification rates by citizenship in Malta peaked at 21.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2008.
That places Malta 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Malta, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.5% | — |
| 2005 | 6.9% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 9.2% | +37.3% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 13.1% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 19.5% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | +14.8% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 21.2% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | +0.5% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 21.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.0%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.6% | 9.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 10.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 17.6% | 21.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More reference data data for Malta
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0205 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0404 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0227 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0043 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-qualification rates by citizenship in Malta?
- Over-qualification rates by citizenship in Malta was 21.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 21.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest over-qualification rates by citizenship recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for over-qualification rates by citizenship?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is over-qualification rates by citizenship rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Over-qualification rates by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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