All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta
Malta: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 52.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta stood at 52.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta peaked at 70.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 2011.
Malta ranks 69th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 51.7% | — |
| 2002 | 59.4% | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | -23.7% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 55.6% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 50.4% | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 31.4% | -37.6% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +79.6% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 58.5% | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 53.5% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 50.5% | 68.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 53.3% | 31.4% | 70.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 52.0% | 52.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,664 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,949 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4,626 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 32,424 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 27,337 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0495 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Malta was 52.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Malta ranks 69th out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release