Malta vs Rwanda: Government spending on education as a share of GDP
Malta
4.7%
in 2022
Rwanda
4.6%
in 2024
Malta rank
73rd
Rwanda rank
76th
Government spending on education as a share of GDP over time
- Malta
- Rwanda
How they compare
Malta currently reports 4.7% against 4.6% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 73rd and Rwanda ranks 76th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 1.2% | Malta |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 5.7% | 3.7% | 2.0% | Malta |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 4.0% | 1.9% | Malta |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 5.2% | 0.3% | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending on education as a share of gdp, Malta or Rwanda?
- Malta, at 4.7% against 4.6% in Rwanda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government spending on education as a share of gdp between Malta and Rwanda?
- 0.1%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Rwanda?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2022.
- How do Malta and Rwanda rank globally for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Malta ranks 73rd and Rwanda ranks 76th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.