Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Malta
Malta: Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks was 73.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Malta, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Malta stood at 73.3%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 67.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Malta peaked at 73.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2011.
Malta ranks 15th of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 37.2% | — |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.6% | 37.2% | 67.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 69.6% | 73.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Malta?
- Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Malta was 73.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks?
- Malta ranks 15th out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release