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 67.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta, 2005–2023
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 67.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 18.1% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta peaked at 67.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2006.
Malta ranks 10th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.7% | — |
| 2006 | 10.9% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +88.1% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +66.3% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | -11.2% |
| 2019 | 49.3% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.1% | 10.9% | 32.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 35.7% | 49.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 54.0% | 67.8% | 3 |
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 67.8% in 2023, 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 67.8% in 2023.
- 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 2006.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 64.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release