Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malta
Malta: Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications was 46.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malta, 2011–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malta stood at 46.1%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malta peaked at 46.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 2020.
That places Malta 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malta, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 44.0% | — |
| 2012 | 41.3% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 39.9% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | +36.6% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.3% | 35.1% | 44.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 41.2% | 32.8% | 46.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Malta
- 6 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 53.7% compare
- 7 Japan 50.5% compare
- 8 Finland 48.9% compare
- 10 Luxembourg 44.8% compare
- 11 Kazakhstan 42.9% compare
- 12 Estonia 41.5% compare
More science & technology data for Malta
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 142.07 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.35 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 766,620 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 2,342 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 497.77 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0009 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malta?
- Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications in Malta was 46.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults with information and communications recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults with information and communications recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 2020.
- How does Malta rank for proportion of youth and adults with information and communications?
- Malta ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of youth and adults with information and communications rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults with information and communications technology (ICT) skills, by sex and type of skill (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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