Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Malta
Malta: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers was 1.08 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Malta, 2005–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Malta stood at 1.08 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Malta peaked at 1.08 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6525 GPIA, in 2005.
Malta ranks 8th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Malta, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.6525 GPIA | — |
| 2006 | 0.9467 GPIA | +45.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7619 GPIA | -19.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7826 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8075 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7594 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8228 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8807 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8706 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8719 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.884 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9782 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9842 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9959 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.08 GPIA | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7902 GPIA | 0.6525 GPIA | 0.9467 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.8972 GPIA | 0.7594 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 1.08 GPIA | 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 read or downloaded newspapers in Malta?
- Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers in Malta was 1.08 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6525 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Malta ranks 8th out of 60 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. 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 read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release