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
15th
of 47 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.
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 15th out of 47 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 | Value | 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 | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 12.4 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 13.1 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 14 | +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, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.42 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.52 | 10.2 | 19.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.15 | 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 15th out of 47 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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