Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Malta
- Data from December 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles based on the Eurostat publication Smarter, greener, more inclusive? - Indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy. It provides recent statistics on the Europe 2020 strategy of the European Union (EU), focusing on the situation in Malta.
Main statistical findings
By 2012 Malta had increased its GHG emissions in non-ETS sectors by 3 %, thus remaining with its Europe 2020 target of increasing emissions by no more than 5 %. Despite the adverse economic situation, Malta has experienced a more or less steady increase in its employment rate since 2008, putting the country closer to its national target than the EU average. However, Malta lagged behind the EU average for renewable energies and R & D expenditure, and the distance to the national target on poverty and social exclusion has been increasing since 2008. Additionally, in 2013 the country was seven percentage points below its target on tertiary education, with only 26 % of the population aged 30 to 34 having completed tertiary education. Despite a significant drop in the share of early leavers from education and training since 2008, in 2013 Malta was the further from its national 2020 target than the rest of the EU.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file)
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council COM(2011) 211 final.
Other information
- Regulation 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics