In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta
Malta: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 12.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta, 2005–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta stood at 12.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta peaked at 14.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.7, in 2006.
Malta ranks 27th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.9 | — |
| 2006 | 5.7 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 6.5 | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 7.6 | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 8.5 | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 8.4 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 9.5 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 8.9 | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 9.7 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 10.6 | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 10.7 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.6 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 10.9 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 10.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3 | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 12.9 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 14.7 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 14.3 | -2.7% |
| 2025 | 12.6 | -11.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.84 | 5.7 | 8.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.04 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.43 | 12.6 | 14.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Malta was 12.6 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7 in 2006.
- How does Malta rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Malta ranks 27th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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