Canada vs Malta: Government expenditure on education, total

Canada
4.8%
in 2022
Malta
4.7%
in 2022
Canada rank
69th
Malta rank
72nd

Government expenditure on education, total over time

  • Canada
  • Malta
02468197119962022

How they compare

Canada currently reports 4.8% against 4.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 69th and Malta ranks 72nd of 196 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 7.0% 4.5% 2.5% Canada
1980s 6.3% 3.2% 3.2% Canada
1990s 6.3% 4.1% 2.2% Canada
2000s 4.8% 5.2% 0.4% Malta
2010s 4.9% 5.9% 1.0% Malta
2020s 4.8% 4.8% 0.0% Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on education, total, Canada or Malta?
Canada, at 4.8% against 4.7% in Malta as of 2022.
What is the difference in government expenditure on education, total between Canada and Malta?
0.1%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Malta?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2022.
How do Canada and Malta rank globally for government expenditure on education, total?
Canada ranks 69th and Malta ranks 72nd of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Canada vs Malta: Government expenditure on education, total. Statizoid, drawing on Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-education-total-percent-of-gdp/canada/malta/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-education-total-percent-of-gdp/canada/malta/">Canada vs Malta: Government expenditure on education, total</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
242 places, 6,340 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

General government expenditure on education (current, capital, and transfers) is expressed as a percentage of GDP. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. General government usually refers to local, regional and central governments.