Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta
Malta: Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or was 84.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta, 2005–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malta recorded 84.3% for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta peaked at 84.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2005.
Malta ranks 3rd of 62 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.0% | — |
| 2007 | 25.7% | +42.8% |
| 2008 | 34.8% | +35.4% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +24.2% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 76.1% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.3% | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.5% | 18.0% | 47.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 57.7% | 76.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 76.1% | 84.3% | 2 |
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 who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta?
- Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta was 84.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Malta ranks 3rd out of 62 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 who have purchased or ordered goods or services, 15-24 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release