{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-employment-rate-low-education","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-employment-rate-low-education","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-employment-rate-low-education/","title":"Malta Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2) (2025)","description":"Malta's Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2): 73.1 % of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2) in 2025, +1.9pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ERGAED), 2005–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Malta","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Malta","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Malta Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ERGAED/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"73.1","unit":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+1.9pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+1.9pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Employment Rate — Low Education (ISCED 0–2)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":46.7},{"period":"2006","value":46.7},{"period":"2007","value":47.3},{"period":"2008","value":47.9},{"period":"2009","value":47.2},{"period":"2010","value":47.9},{"period":"2011","value":49},{"period":"2012","value":50},{"period":"2013","value":51.8},{"period":"2014","value":53.6},{"period":"2015","value":55},{"period":"2016","value":57.2},{"period":"2017","value":58.4},{"period":"2018","value":60.3},{"period":"2019","value":63.4},{"period":"2020","value":62.8},{"period":"2021","value":64.5},{"period":"2022","value":66},{"period":"2023","value":68.7},{"period":"2024","value":71.2},{"period":"2025","value":73.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"73.1","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"71.2","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"68.7","yoyChange":"+2.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"66.0","yoyChange":"+1.5pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"64.5","yoyChange":"+1.7pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"62.8","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"63.4","yoyChange":"+3.1pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"60.3","yoyChange":"+1.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"58.4","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"57.2","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"55.0","yoyChange":"+1.4pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"53.6","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"51.8","yoyChange":"+1.8pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"50.0","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"49.0","yoyChange":"+1.1pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"47.9","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"47.2","yoyChange":"-0.7pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"47.9","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"47.3","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"46.7","yoyChange":"unchanged"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks employment rates for low-educated workers (ISCED 0-2) in Malta from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 73.1 % of population aged 25–64 (ISCED 0–2) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 46.7 in 2006. The latest reading of 73.1 in 2025 represents a change of +1.9pp."}]}