Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Malta
Malta: Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks was 76.9% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Malta is 76.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks in Malta peaked at 76.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 2011.
Malta ranks 11th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 38.3% | — |
| 2013 | 45.5% | +18.8% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 56.4% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 59.1% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 76.9% | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.6% | 38.3% | 70.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 71.0% | 76.9% | 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 76.9% 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 76.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks?
- Malta ranks 11th out of 54 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 69.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release