Malta vs Portugal: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper
Malta
77.7%
in 2022
Portugal
76.5%
in 2022
Malta rank
39th
Portugal rank
42nd
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper over time
- Malta
- Portugal
How they compare
Malta currently reports 77.7% against 76.5% in Portugal, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Portugal ahead.
Malta ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 102 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 86.9% | 19.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 88.0% | 33.0% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 83.0% | 13.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 78.5% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper, Malta or Portugal?
- Malta, at 77.7% against 76.5% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper between Malta and Portugal?
- 1.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Malta ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 42nd of 102 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release