{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"mt-unemployment-rate-tertiary-education","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-unemployment-rate-tertiary-education","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/mt-unemployment-rate-tertiary-education/","title":"Malta Unemployment Rate — Tertiary Education (ISCED 5–8) (2025)","description":"Malta's Unemployment Rate — Tertiary Education (ISCED 5–8): 2.3 % of active population (ISCED 5–8) in 2025, +0.4pp YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_URGAED), 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 active population (ISCED 5–8)","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Malta Unemployment Rate — Tertiary Education (ISCED 5–8)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_URGAED/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Malta"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Malta (2025)","value":"2.3","unit":"% of active population (ISCED 5–8)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"16","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Malta Unemployment Rate — Tertiary Education (ISCED 5–8)"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":2.2},{"period":"2009","value":1.6},{"period":"2012","value":1.4},{"period":"2013","value":1.7},{"period":"2014","value":2.3},{"period":"2015","value":1.5},{"period":"2016","value":1.3},{"period":"2017","value":1.8},{"period":"2018","value":2.2},{"period":"2019","value":3.2},{"period":"2020","value":3},{"period":"2021","value":1.6},{"period":"2022","value":2.8},{"period":"2023","value":2.5},{"period":"2024","value":1.9},{"period":"2025","value":2.3}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active population (ISCED 5–8)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"1.9","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"2.5","yoyChange":"-0.3pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"2.8","yoyChange":"+1.2pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-1.4pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"3.0","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"3.2","yoyChange":"+1.0pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"1.8","yoyChange":"+0.5pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"1.3","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"1.5","yoyChange":"-0.8pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"2.3","yoyChange":"+0.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"1.7","yoyChange":"+0.3pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"1.4","yoyChange":"-0.2pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"1.6","yoyChange":"-0.6pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"2.2","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks unemployment among tertiary-educated workers (ISCED 5-8) 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 (16 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 3.2 % of active population (ISCED 5–8) in 2019 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1.3 in 2016. The latest reading of 2.3 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}