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 54.4% 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
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta is 54.4%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta peaked at 54.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2005.
That places Malta 23rd out of 59 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 10.9% | — |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +69.7% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 28.0% | +77.2% |
| 2010 | 30.2% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 35.2% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 39.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 10.9% | 28.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 30.2% | 45.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 51.1% | 54.4% | 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 54.4% 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 54.4% 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 10.9% in 2005.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Malta ranks 23rd out of 59 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 54.5%. 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, 25-74 years old, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release