Bulgaria vs Malta: Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP
Bulgaria
0.9%
in 2022
Malta
0.9%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
119th
Malta rank
118th
Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Bulgaria ranks 119th and Malta ranks 118th of 162 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4% | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Malta, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 0.0%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th and Malta ranks 118th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on primary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release