All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Malta
Malta: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper was 77.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Malta, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Malta stood at 77.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Malta peaked at 86.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2008.
Malta ranks 39th of 102 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Malta, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 67.2% | — |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | -18.4% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | -32.5% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | +17.5% |
| 2010 | 43.8% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 65.6% | +52.5% |
| 2013 | 82.3% | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 78.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 86.0% | +10.2% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 42.2% | 77.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 43.0% | 86.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 78.4% | 77.7% | 79.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More education data for Malta
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Malta?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper in Malta was 77.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2008.
- How does Malta rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper?
- Malta ranks 39th out of 102 countries with data for 2022.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in upper rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release