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 69.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.8%
Change on year
up 18.7%
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
69.8%
in 2023
All-time low
41.3%
in 2016
Years of data
5
2016–2023
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta, 2016–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta stood at 69.8%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.7% on the previous year and up 69.0% over ten years.
That places Malta 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 41.3% | — |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | +18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.4% | 41.3% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 54.8% | 69.8% | 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 69.8% 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 69.8% 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 41.3% in 2016.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults who have purchased or ordered goods or?
- Malta ranks 4th out of 41 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 69.0%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release