Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Malta
Malta: Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in was 45.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Malta, 2011–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 45.8% for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Malta peaked at 47.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 2020.
Malta ranks 16th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 47.9% | — |
| 2012 | 44.8% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 46.3% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 43.5% | +14.8% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +40.1% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 42.5% | 34.8% | 47.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 33.7% | 47.2% | 3 |
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More education data for Malta
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1,941 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 12.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.71 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Malta?
- Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in in Malta was 45.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in?
- Malta ranks 16th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 used basic arithmetic formula in spreadsheet, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release