Bulgaria vs Malta: Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure
Bulgaria
21.6%
in 2022
Malta
23.8%
in 2022
Bulgaria rank
24th
Malta rank
21st
Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure over time
- Bulgaria
- Malta
How they compare
Malta currently reports 23.8% against 21.6% in Bulgaria, a difference of 2.2%.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Malta ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 24th and Malta ranks 21st of 61 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 23.5% | 7.0% | Malta |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 10.9% | 13.4% | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 23.5% | 1.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure, Bulgaria or Malta?
- Malta, at 23.8% against 21.6% in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure between Bulgaria and Malta?
- 2.2%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malta?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Malta rank globally for non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 24th and Malta ranks 21st of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). 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